The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . THE story of the Duchess de LaValliere> the first mistress of LouisXIV. of France, is regarded by-some French writers as edifyingas that of the repentant Magda-len. It forms the basis of sev-eral works of fiction, amongwhich are a novel by Madamede Genlis, and one of the mosteffective of Dumas virtuous interest taken in atale of court scandal may illus-trate the wide distance betweenFrench and English views ofsocial De La Baume Le Blanc De La Vallidrewas born in August
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . THE story of the Duchess de LaValliere> the first mistress of LouisXIV. of France, is regarded by-some French writers as edifyingas that of the repentant Magda-len. It forms the basis of sev-eral works of fiction, amongwhich are a novel by Madamede Genlis, and one of the mosteffective of Dumas virtuous interest taken in atale of court scandal may illus-trate the wide distance betweenFrench and English views ofsocial De La Baume Le Blanc De La Vallidrewas born in August, 1644, at Touraine, of a distinguishedfamily. Her mother was re-married to M. de St. Remi, chief-house-steward of Gaston, Duke of Orleans, and was attachedto the court of this prince, and resided successively at Orleansand Blois. All the memoirs of that period give to her thecharacter of a wise and good-natured woman. When the onlybrother of Louis XIV. married Henrietta of England, Madem-oiselle de la Vallidre was appointed her maid of honor. Amidthe pleasures of a young and ga
Size: 1265px × 1975px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjecthistory, bookyear1902
