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Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle du Maine

Versailles, 4 Dec 1707 – Anet, 19 Aug 1743

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A life in time

  1. 4 Dec 1707

    Born in Versailles

  2. 19 Aug 1743

    Dies in Anet, aged 35

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Versailles.

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The 1700s · Louise is born in 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

Cost of living for laborers

In the early 18th century, a laborer earned about 112 livres per year and spent over half of his income, 53 percent, on grain and bread.

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

Sunday Best for Working Women

Working-class women often kept a single outfit, similar to modern Sunday best, specifically for holidays and special public events.

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

Intense use of single-room dwellings

Ordinary homes often consisted of a single room used for all daily activities, including cooking, sleeping, and childcare, with furniture rearranged throughout the day. In rural areas, houses were typically made of wattle and daub with thatched roofs, often lacking glass windows and floorboards.