Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette is an inside look into the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, written by her First Lady in Waiting Madame Campan. Born in 1755 and married to Louis XVI of France at the age of 14, Antoinette was renowned for her fabled excesses. She was condemned for treason in 1793 at the zenith of the French Revolution, forfeiting her life to the razor-edge of a guillotine.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France is a book written by Madame Campan, a former lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette. The book was almost three decades after the French Revolution and provides an account of life at the court of Versailles during the reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The memoirs cover the period from 1774, when Marie Antoinette arrived in France to marry Louis XVI, to the fall of the monarchy in 1792. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of court life, such as the queen's daily routine, her relationships with other members of the court, and her involvement in political affairs. Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette is an important historical document that provides a unique perspective on one of the most dramatic periods of French history.
In this book, Madame Campan, a lady-in-waiting in the service of Marie Antoinette, shares her experiences of life in the Royal Court of the queen in the years preceding the queen's execution amid the carnage of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Vol. 2 of 2: Being the Historic Memoirs of Madame Campan, First Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Soon afterwards the insurrections Of the 11th, 12th, and 14th of July opened the disastrous drama with which France was threatened. The massacre of M. De Flesselles and M. De Launay drew bitter tears from the Queen, and the idea that the King had lost such devoted subjects wounded her to the heart. 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.
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Vol. 1 of 2: Being the Historic Memoirs of Madame Campan, First Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen 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.
