Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 01 by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon
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Convalescence.
CHAPTER CX Mode of Life of Their Catholic Majesties.--Their Night.--Morning.-- Toilette.--Character of Philippe V.--And of His Queen.--How She Governed Him. CHAPTER CXI The King's Taste for Hunting.--Preparations for a Battue.--Dull Work.-- My Plans to Obtain the Grandesse.--Treachery of Dubois.--Friendship of Grimaldo.--My Success. CHAPTER CXII Marriage of the Prince of the Asturias.--An Ignorant Cardinal.--I Am Made Grandee of Spain.--The Vidame de Chartres Named Chevalier of the Golden Fleece.--His Reception--My Adieux.--A Belching Princess.-- Return to France. VOLUME 15. CHAPTER CXIII |
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