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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.

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

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.

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

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.