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Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans

Palace of Versailles, 20 Aug 1695 – Château de la Muette, 21 Jul 1719

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 20 Aug 1695

    Born in Palace of Versailles

  2. 1711–1714

    3 children are born

  3. 21 Jul 1719

    Dies in Château de la Muette, aged 23

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 3 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 1690s · Marie is born in Palace of Versailles

In the news1693–1694

Paris Famine (1693–1694)

During the famine of 1693–1694, bread was sold at two sous a loaf to poor Parisians as up to 1,500 people died daily from hunger and disease.

At the table

Daily Bread Consumption Requirements

To meet daily calorie needs, men typically consumed three pounds of bread per day, while women consumed two pounds and children one pound.

What people wore

Essential Women's Clothing

Urban working women typically wore a five-item ensemble: a top (casaquin or corset), a skirt (jupe or jupon), an apron for work, a shawl or neckerchief, and a cloak for cold weather.

Getting around

Barque de poste canal travel

In 1674, the barque de poste service was introduced, allowing passengers to travel from Toulouse to Castelnaudary in one day. The journey included scheduled stops for meals and overnight rests.

What it cost

Cost of shoes and bread

A servant paid 10 livres and 5 sous for a new pair of shoes in May 1703, while bread prices fluctuated significantly, such as when he paid 7 livres 9 sous 9 deniers for bread in May 1705.

Music

Dancing and Music in Court Apartments

At the royal apartments in Versailles, ordinary court life included regular music and dancing in the Grand Apartment, where attendees could freely enjoy playing games, eating snacks, and dancing to violins and oboes.

Daily life

Limited and basic primary schooling

Primary schooling was often sporadic or unavailable, usually consisting only of basic reading, writing, and catechism taught by a priest or vicar.