an invitation to the gala ball held at Versailles following the marriage of the Dauphin.
(Whomever mislabeled this obviously didn’t notice that the ball was to be held on Wednesday 24th of February 1945. It cannot be from Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette’s wedding. It must have been from his father or older brother who passed away. Both held the title dauphin but never lived to be king. Only when “kinged” did a Louis get a Roman numeral.)
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Louis XVI was just a glimmer in his father’s eye at that time! It was for his father’s wedding to Maria Teresa Rafaela on Feb 23rd, 1745. However, this was not Louis XVI’s mother. Rafael died in 1746 and the Dauphin remarried the Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria in 1747–Louis’ mother.
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A back-story always enriches the plot! Thank you! I love how Louis Auguste married an Austrian Archduchess like his old man!
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Oh yes…Austria and France had a love hate relationship!
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Tell me about it! Poor ‘Toinette lived through the love/hate with those Pompadour/du Barry factions while she was at Versailles! I love your blog and your acumen! We need more well-versed historians like you! That’s why you’ve won 5 awards for blogging excellence. Please come accept them!
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