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Henriette Louise de Bourbon

Palace of Versailles, 14 Jan 1703 – Beaumont-lès-Tours, 19 Sep 1772

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Facts and their sources

  • Born14 Jan 1703, Palace of Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • Titleabbess, 1733–1772not verified1 source
  • Died19 Sep 1772, Beaumont-lès-Toursnot verified1 source
  • MotherLouise Françoise de Bourbonnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis, Prince of Condénot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 14 Jan 1703

    Born in Palace of Versailles

  2. 1733–1772

    Abbess

  3. 19 Sep 1772

    Dies in Beaumont-lès-Tours, aged 69

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 8 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 1700s · Henriette is born in Palace of Versailles

In the news1709–1710

The Great Winter of 1709

The Great Winter of 1709 brought extreme cold and severe famine to France, marking one of the century's worst economic crises.

Getting around

Regulated river transport fares

For river travel, fares were strictly regulated and often posted on metal plates attached to the masts of the boats to prevent overcharging.

At the table

Daily bread rations for a family

A weaver's family in Rouen consumed a daily bread ration of 1,222 grams for the husband, 983 grams for the wife, and 659 grams per child.

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.In Europe · 1701–1714

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.

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What people wore

Aprons as Occupational Markers

On working days, both men and women typically wore aprons, which often became stained by their specific occupations, such as printing or butchery.

Music

Teaching Dance via Written Notation

Dance masters used specialized choreographic notation created by Raoul Auger Feuillet to distribute and teach new dance steps between Paris and the provinces. By 1721, collections contained dozens of dances composed by masters like Pécour and Balon for the French court.

Daily life

Limited and irregular primary education

Primary schooling was rare, especially for girls, and often conducted irregularly by the local priest or his vicar. Education was limited to the basics of reading, writing, and the catechism.