Collection: The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 15. CHAPTER CXIII Attempted Reconciliation between Dubois and Villeroy.–Violent Scene.– Trap Laid for the Marechal.–Its Success.–His Arrest. CHAPTER CXIV I Am Sent for by Cardinal Dubois.–Flight of Frejus.–He Is Sought and

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 14 CHAPTER CV Quarrel of the King of England with His Son.–Schemes of Dubois.– Marriage of Brissac.–His Death.–Birth of the Young Pretender.– Cardinalate of Dubois.–Illness of the King.–His Convalescence.– A Wonderful

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 13. CHAPTER XCVII Anecdote of Madame de Charlus.–The ‘Phillippaques’.–La Grange.– Pere Tellier.–The Jesuits.–Anecdote—-Tellier’s Banishment.–Death of Madame de Maintenon.–Her Life at Saint-Cyr. CHAPTER XCVIII Mode of Life of the Duchesse de Berry.–Her

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 12. CHAPTER LXXXVIII Policy and Schemes of Alberoni.–He is Made a Cardinal.–Other Rewards Bestowed on Him.–Dispute with the Majordomo.–An Irruption into the Royal Apartment.–The Cardinal Thrashed.–Extraordinary Scene. CHAPTER LXXXIX Anecdote of

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 11. CHAPTER LXXVIII External Life of Louis XIV.–At the Army.–Etiquette of the King’s Table.–Court Manners and Customs.–The Rising of the King.–Morning Occupations.–Secret Amours.–Going to Mass.–Councils.–Thursdays.– Fridays.–Ceremony of the King’s Dinner.–The King’s

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 10. CHAPTER LXX Character and Position of the Duc d’Orleans–His Manners, Talents, and Virtues.–His Weakness.–Anecdote Illustrative Thereof.– The “Debonnaire”–Adventure of the Grand Prieur in England.–Education of the Duc d’Orleans.–Character of Dubois.–His

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 9. CHAPTER LXI The King’s Selfishness.–Defeat of the Czar.–Death of Catinat.–Last Days of Vendome.–His Body at the Escurial.–Anecdote of Harlay and the Jacobins.–Truce in Flanders.–Wolves. CHAPTER LXII Settlement of the Spanish

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 8. CHAPTER LV State of the Country.–New Taxes.–The King’s Conscience Troubled.– Decision of the Sorbonne.–Debate in the Council.–Effect of the Royal Tithe.–Tax on Agioteurs.–Merriment at Court.–Death of a Son of Marechal

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 7. CHAPTER XLVII Death of D’Avaux.–A Quarrel about a Window.–Louvois and the King.– Anecdote of Boisseuil.–Madame de Maintenon and M. de Beauvilliers.– Harcourt Proposed for the Council.–His Disappointment.–Death of M. le

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 6. CHAPTER XXXIX Precedence at the Communion Table.–The King Offended with Madame de Torcy.–The King’s Religion.–Atheists and Jansenists.–Project against Scotland.–Preparations.–Failure.–The Chevalier de St. George.–His Return to Court. CHAPTER XL Death and

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 4. CHAPTER XXV Anecdote of Canaples.–Death of the Duc de Coislin.–Anecdotes of His Unbearable Politeness.–Eccentric Character.–President de Novion.– Death of M. de Lorges.–Death of the Duchesse de Gesvres. CHAPTER XXVI The

This etext was produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 3. CHAPTER XVIII Settlement of the Spanish Succession.–King William III.–New Party in Spain.–Their Attack on the Queen.–Perplexity of the King.–His Will.– Scene at the Palace.–News Sent to France.–Council at Madame de