Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean-François Fitou, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Biography and history
- Time of Work: 1690-1723
- Setting: Versailles and Paris
- Principal Characters: Louis de Rouvroy, Louis XIV, Louis, le Grand Dauphin, Philippe, Philippe II, Louis XV, Guillaume Dubois, John Law
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: France or French people, Paris, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heads of state, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: Paris, France, Versailles, France
Louis de Rouvroy, the future duc de Saint-Simon, was born to Claude, the first duc de Saint-Simon, in 1675 and in 1693 inherited a decent fortune with the title. He served in the army with no distinction from 1691 till 1697, in 1694 marrying Mlle de Lorges, with whom he would have three children. His Memoirs were composed during the reign of Louis XV, but his early writings around 1691 announced one of his most obsessive themes, bastards in general and, in particular, their “mixed marriages” to persons of legitimate birth. Saint-Simon became a friend of Philippe II, the son...
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