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Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont

Versailles, 15 Jun 1709 – Paris, 16 Jun 1771

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Facts and their sources

  • Born15 Jun 1709, Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Académie française, 1753–1771not verified1 source
  • Died16 Jun 1771, Parisnot verified1 source
  • MotherLouise Françoise de Bourbonnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis, Prince of Condénot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Jun 1709

    Born in Versailles

  2. 1753–1771

    Member of the Académie française

  3. 16 Jun 1771

    Dies in Paris, aged 62

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Versailles.

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The 1700s · Louis 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

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.

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

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

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.