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Pauline Félicité de Mailly

Paris, 1712 – Paris, 9 Sep 1741

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A life in time

  1. 1712

    Born in Paris

  2. 9 Sep 1741

    A son is born

  3. 9 Sep 1741

    Dies in Paris

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During her lifetime

She lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Paris.

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The 1710s · Pauline is born in Paris

In the news1716

Foundation of Law's Bank in 1716

John Law established the Banque Générale in 1716, which later issued paper bank notes guaranteed by the king to stimulate the economy.

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.

Getting around

Travel times between major French cities

Traveling between cities often involved water coaches (coches d'eau) for rivers or road carriages, with a journey from Lyon to Paris taking six days at a slow pace or three days at a faster pace in 1742.

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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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.

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.