Marie-Thérèse

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Marie-Louise

Marie-Louise’ magnificent bed at Compiegne has the baldequin held by cherubs (the theme of the décor is abundance and fertility)

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Marie-Thérèse’s Bed

Anne of Austria had been delighted to welcome Marie-Thérèse as the new Queen of France. She took her niece under

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Marie-Thérèse (Marie-Thérèse Charlotte; 19 December 1778 – 19 October 1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France, and

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Louis XIV’s Women

Not quite at the same volume as his grandfather Henri IV, Louis XIV is credited with having at least fifteen

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Madame de Montespan

Françoise de Montespan, or “Athenaïs” as she preferred to be called, did not arrive at Versailles with the goal of

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Madame de Maintenon’s Beds

The widow Scarron was the no-nonsense governess of Louis XIV’s children with his mistress Madame de Montespan. Louis was grateful

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From Louis XIV to Louis XV

Louis XIV is officially the longest reigning monarch in world history. His reign lasted from May 14, 1643 until September

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New connections to Spain

Charles II of Spain After Marie-Thérèse’ mother died, her father Philip IV of Spain remarried. In keeping with his parents’

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CATCH UP—Louis XIII and Louis XIV

Almost 23 years after the double wedding of the two brothers with two sisters, the first child was born to