Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen By: Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan (1752-1822)
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 is a fascinating and insightful account of life in the court of the infamous Queen Marie Antoinette. Written by Madam Campan, the Queen's first lady in waiting, this memoir offers a unique perspective on the events and personalities that shaped one of the most tumultuous periods in French history. Campan's writing is engaging and vivid, bringing to life the opulence and extravagance of the French court, as well as the political intrigue and social unrest that ultimately led to the downfall of the monarchy. Her firsthand accounts of the Queen's daily life, as well as her relationships with her family, friends, and advisors, provide a valuable glimpse into the private world of one of history's most iconic figures. Overall, Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the French Revolution, as well as those fascinated by the lives of royalty. Campan's detailed and nuanced recollections offer a rich and illuminating portrait of a queen, a court, and a society on the brink of momentous change. First Page: MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen Volume 3 CHAPTER VI. During the first few months of his reign Louis XVI. dwelt at La Muette, Marly, and Compiegne. When settled at Versailles he occupied himself with a general examination of his grandfather's papers. He had promised the Queen to communicate to her all that he might discover relative to the history of the man with the iron mask, who, he thought, had become so inexhaustible a source of conjecture only in consequence of the interest which the pen of a celebrated writer had excited respecting the detention of a prisoner of State, who was merely a man of whimsical tastes and habits. I was with the Queen when the King, having finished his researches, informed her that he had not found anything among the secret papers elucidating the existence of this prisoner; that he had conversed on the matter with M. de Maurepas, whose age made him contemporary with the epoch during which the story must have been known to the ministers; and that M. de Maurepas had assured him he was merely a prisoner of a very dangerous character, in consequence of his disposition for intrigue. He was a subject of the Duke of Mantua, and was enticed to the frontier, arrested there, and kept prisoner, first at Pignerol, and afterwards in the Bastille... Continue reading book >>

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen By: Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan (1752-1822)

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 is a fascinating and insightful account of life in the court of the infamous Queen Marie Antoinette. Written by Madam Campan, the Queen's first lady in waiting, this memoir offers a unique perspective on the events and personalities that shaped one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

Campan's writing is engaging and vivid, bringing to life the opulence and extravagance of the French court, as well as the political intrigue and social unrest that ultimately led to the downfall of the monarchy. Her firsthand accounts of the Queen's daily life, as well as her relationships with her family, friends, and advisors, provide a valuable glimpse into the private world of one of history's most iconic figures.

Overall, Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the French Revolution, as well as those fascinated by the lives of royalty. Campan's detailed and nuanced recollections offer a rich and illuminating portrait of a queen, a court, and a society on the brink of momentous change.

First Page:

MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE,

QUEEN OF FRANCE

Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan,

First Lady in Waiting to the Queen

Volume 3

CHAPTER VI.

During the first few months of his reign Louis XVI. dwelt at La Muette, Marly, and Compiegne. When settled at Versailles he occupied himself with a general examination of his grandfather's papers. He had promised the Queen to communicate to her all that he might discover relative to the history of the man with the iron mask, who, he thought, had become so inexhaustible a source of conjecture only in consequence of the interest which the pen of a celebrated writer had excited respecting the detention of a prisoner of State, who was merely a man of whimsical tastes and habits.

I was with the Queen when the King, having finished his researches, informed her that he had not found anything among the secret papers elucidating the existence of this prisoner; that he had conversed on the matter with M. de Maurepas, whose age made him contemporary with the epoch during which the story must have been known to the ministers; and that M. de Maurepas had assured him he was merely a prisoner of a very dangerous character, in consequence of his disposition for intrigue. He was a subject of the Duke of Mantua, and was enticed to the frontier, arrested there, and kept prisoner, first at Pignerol, and afterwards in the Bastille... Continue reading book >>

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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 1 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen	Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen	Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 3 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 4 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen	Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 5 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen	Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 6 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 7 Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen	Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Complete Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen

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