Memoirs of Marshal Duke De Richelieu (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Memoirs of Marshal Duke De Richelieu (Classic Reprint) written by M. F. Barriere and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of Marshal Duke De Richelieu History of Mme. la marquise de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV. nee Poisson, wife of M.le Normand d'Etioles. - Binet, a relative of hers, procures her for the king. - Uneasiness of Boyer and of the pious party. - Two parties were produced at the court, that of the favorites and that of the dauphin. - Their reciprocal views and interests. - Portrait of M.d'Etioles, husband of the favorite. - His society in Paris and that of his wife before the declaration of the king's love. - Conduct of the queen toward Madame d'Etioles, who had become mistress of the king, and Marquise de Pompadour. - First quarrels of the favorite. - The manners of "the grisette" at the court. - The ceremonial which she displaced there. - Her solemn presentation. - The courtiers make researches concerning her father and mother. - Her father condemned to be hung; she had him raised to the rank of nobleman. - She causes Orri, minister of the finances, to be discharged. - Portrait of Machault, his successor. - The Marquis d'Avant-hier, brother of Mme. de Pompadour. - Fortune of Mme. de Pompadour and of her parents. - She buys La Selle, Cressy, Aulnay, Brinborion, Marigny, Saint Remy, Bellevue, several other possessions and mansions in Paris, Fontainebleau, Versailles and Compiegne. - Anecdote of the castle of Bellevue. - Flower garden of porcelain. Up to this point these Memoirs have spoken of some persons with praise and of others with much blame. The time approaches when we can say only much evil of the statesmen who are about to govern France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."