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Louise Diane d'Orléans

Palais-Royal, 27 Jun 1716 – Issy-les-Moulineaux, 26 Sep 1736

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A life in time

  1. 27 Jun 1716

    Born in Palais-Royal

  2. 1 Sep 1734

    A son is born

  3. 26 Sep 1736

    Dies in Issy-les-Moulineaux, aged 20

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Palais-Royal.

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

The 1710s · Louise is born in Palais-Royal

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

Origin of the term Grisette

The term grisette described poor working-class women, named after the simple gray woolen cloth used to make their dresses.

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.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

The Pocket-Sized Teacher's Violin

To make professional dance lessons convenient at home, masters used the pochette, a small, boat-shaped violin that could be easily carried in a pocket or sachet.

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.