Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,495 pages of information about Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete.

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,495 pages of information about Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete.

Death of Pere La Chaise.—­His Infirmities in Old Age.—­Partiality of the
King.—­Character of Pere La Chaise.—­The Jesuits.—­Choice of a New
Confessor.—­Fagon’s Opinion.—­Destruction of Port Royal.—­Jansenists and
Molinists.—­Pascal.—­Violent Oppression of the Inhabitants of Port Royal.

Volume7.

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
Prince.—­His Character.—­Treatment of His Wife.—­His Love Adventures.—­
His Madness.—­A Confessor Brought.—­Nobody Regrets Him.

CHAPTER XLVIII

Progress of the War.—­Simplicity of Chamillart.—­The Imperialists and the Pope.—­Spanish Affairs.—­Duc d’Orleans and Madame des Ursins.—­Arrest of Flotte in Spain.—­Discovery of the Intrigues of the Duc d’Orleans.—­Cabal against Him.—­His Disgrace and Its Consequences.

CHAPTER XLIX

Danger of Chamillart.—­Witticism of D’Harcourt.—­Faults of Chamillart.—­
Court Intrigues against Him.—­Behaviour of the Courtiers.—­Influence of
Madame de Maintenon.—­Dignified Fall of Chamillart.—­He is Succeeded by
Voysin.—­First Experience of the New Minister.—­The Campaign in
Flanders.—­Battle of Malplaquet.

CHAPTER L.

Disgrace of the Duc d’Orleans.—­I Endeavor to Separate Him from Madame d’Argenton.—­Extraordinary Reports.—­My Various Colloquies with Him.—­The Separation.—­Conduct of Madame d’Argenton.—­Death and Character of M. le Duc.—­The After-suppers of the King.

CHAPTER LI

Proposed Marriage of Mademoiselle.—­My Intrigues to Bring It About.—­The Duchesse de Bourgogne and Other Allies.—­The Attack Begun.—­Progress of the Intrigue.—­Economy at Marly.—­The Marriage Agreed Upon.—­Scene at Saint-Cloud.—­Horrible Reports.—­The Marriage.—­Madame de Saint-Simon.—­ Strange Character of the Duchesse de Berry

CHAPTER LII

Birth of Louis XV.—­The Marechale de la Meilleraye.—­Saint-Ruth’s Cudgel.—­The Cardinal de Bouillon’s Desertion from France.—­Anecdotes of His Audacity.

CHAPTER LIII

Imprudence of Villars.—­The Danger of Truthfulness.—­Military Mistakes.—­
The Fortunes of Berwick.—­The Son of James.—­Berwick’s Report on the
Army.—­Imprudent Saying of Villars.—­“The Good Little Fellow” in a
Scrape.—­What Happens to Him.

CHAPTER LIV

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