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Charles, Prince of Soubise

Versailles, 16 Jul 1715 – Hôtel de Soubise, 4 Jul 1787

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Facts and their sources

  • Born16 Jul 1715, Versaillesor 17 Jul 1715Records disagree1 source
  • TitleGrand Butler of Francenot verified1 source
  • Died4 Jul 1787, Hôtel de Soubiseor 1 Jul 1787Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 16 Jul 1715

    Born in Versailles

  2. 7 Oct 1737

    A daughter is born

  3. 4 Jul 1787

    Dies in Hôtel de Soubise, aged 71

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 1710s · Charles, 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.

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

Common modes of personal travel

While the wealthy used carriages, ordinary people frequently traveled on foot or relied on pack animals like mules for longer journeys between towns.

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.

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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.

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.