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Princess Victoire of France

Palace of Versailles, 11 May 1733 – Trieste, 7 Jun 1799

7 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born11 May 1733, Palace of Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Jun 1799, Triestenot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis XV of Francenot verified1 source
  • MotherMarie Leszczyńskanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 May 1733

    Born in Palace of Versailles

  2. 7 Jun 1799

    Dies in Trieste, aged 66

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Palace of Versailles.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1730s · Princess is born in Palace of Versailles

In the news1738

Introduction of road labor corvee

In 1738, the crown introduced the corvee, a system of forced labor requiring peasants to build and maintain the royal roads.

Getting around

Travel by mule

A trip between San Remo and Genoa over 90 miles could take three days on muleback due to narrow, rugged mountain paths.

In the news1734

French forces re-occupy Modena in 1734

In July 1734, French and Piedmontese troops occupied Modena, causing Duke Rinaldo to retreat to Bologna for three years until 1736.

Daily life

Limited schooling for rural children

Many rural parishes lacked schools entirely, and for those that existed, instruction was often limited to basic reading, writing, and the catechism. It was common for the local parish priest to conduct classes, though schooling for girls was significantly rarer than for boys.

What people wore

Basic Attire of Ordinary People

Ordinary French men typically wore a simple shirt, a frac, breeches, stockings, and leather shoes. Ordinary women wore a shirt under a corset, a skirt, an apron, a fichu, and a bonnet.

Music

Public concert series started in Paris

Starting in 1725, Parisians could attend public concerts organized by the Concert Spirituel society, which performed in the Tuileries Gardens when the Opéra was closed for religious festivals.

At the table

Bread as the Foundation of Daily Meals

The staple of the ordinary diet was bread, often consumed as a soup by soaking pieces in water, broth, or vegetable mixtures. This meal structure, centered on a starchy base accompanied by secondary savory foods, remained remarkably stable for centuries.