Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis. Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour, France's Most Powerful Mistress December 7, 2018 Kyle Climans More...
- calls Louis "Precious Darling" if he thinks no one can hear him. It always makes Louis smile a little embarrassed smile. Louis almost certainly has little private names for Lestat, but he is far more discreet about them. I suspect, on the basis of some very circumstantial evidence, that...
Featured Article Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis. Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour, France's Most Powerful Mistress December 7, 2018 Kyle Climans ...
Prince, a European title of rank, usually denoting a person exercising complete or almost complete sovereignty or a member of a royal family, but in some cases used to designate high-ranking nobles. Although lordly vassals might conventionally be referre
About 10% of the French people are unemployed and roughly 15% of the population live below the poverty line. France Facts Famous French People French has made a lot of the world’s renowned inventions like the creation of the vaccinations and the pasteurization process by Louis Pasteur, the ...
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Since Prince William and Kate Middleton got married in April 2011 (truly still think the detention I got for watching it on my iPhone during class was well worth it), the royal couple has welcomed three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. And, yes, as expected...
During England’s political chaos, Cecily Neville became worried about the safety of her youngest son. In 1461, she sent Richard III to the Low Countries, known as Belgium and the Netherlands today, to live with her sister, Anne, and her husband, Louis of Gruuthuse. It was a protectiv...
Late in life, the lusty Louis XIV of France fell into extreme piety and love. The woman in question was the religious Madame de Maintenon, who was governess to his children. Louis eventually made an “honest woman” of Maintenon. Their marriage was an open secret at court, but Maintenon ...