The Duchess of Chartres - Her Life Story
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
- Mademoiselle de Penthievre was the daughter of the grandson of Louis XIV. Her father was incredibly wealthy and his only surviving child, Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon, became the heiress of a vast fortune. Her life was a series of unhappy events: from growing up without a mother to marrying an unfaithful man who made her life miserable. She lived during the French Revolution of 1789 and her life was shaped by that political episode of French history.
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Superb as always this lady went through so much pain and heartache and fate conspired against her many times a life of betrayal and loss. Thank you for the presentation and narration of this sad story 👍
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Such a sad life. I feel so bad for her. Thank you for the story.
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This was fabulously interesting and very well presented. I am very much into French history, especially 17th and 8th.century. Please, so some more stories like this one. I clicked like button big time.
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I, too, am very into French History. Louis XIV reign, especially
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I don't generally have much sympathy for the representatives of the ancien régime but I also can't deny that Marie-Adélaïde is worthy of sympathy for the great deal of unhappiness that she knew during her life. Great video!
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The representatives of the ancien regime brought France to its height, the Revolution got rid of monarchy to get a despot.
Your insight and compassion shine through your videos. I look forward to learning more history with each one. Thank you! 🌷
Thank you, Ann, for your kind words.
Am learning a lot from your channel.A big thank you🧡
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I feel sorry for the duchess, but in the end she was able to go back to France and recuperate her properties.
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I absolutely love all your stories! Your research and presentation is Amazing 😍I could listen to you all day ! Well done 🤗
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Another excellent video! I love how you collect pieces of history that deserve more attention than they have, and present it so well. I was always confused about what happened during the French revolution and what happened after that, and who was who, and your videos explain the lives of the people involved in it and dig deeper into their lives than just their roles. Thank you for making such videos.
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I watched all your videos, it's so nice to learn about the history of France. You give so much information that was never made handy in the history books. My Grandmother was French it's nice to learn about the French history
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Outstanding! Thank you! 😊
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Thank you for your very interesting account on the life of the Dutchess, her father was a very good man and helped so many. Poor lady what sad life she led. I am happy that Dutchess was able to come home and live out her final years in France. A very dark era in French history.
Well said! Yes, this lady had a generous soul; sadly, life offered her the reverse. I'm really glad you like these stories.
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Wonderful! ❤️ Thank you! 🌹👑
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I love every single one of your videos and can't wait for the next one
Your comment brought a smile to my face. Thank you Aileen.
Ty for these videos. I love them and feel as if I was there at that time. Merci beaucoup.🙏
Thank you for saying that. It really makes me happy :)
Really enjoy these videos! Merci 😊!
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Thank you I love your accent and way you tell the stories
So nice of you to say that. Thank you kindly.
Thank you ... thoroughly enjoyed your video x
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The additional information concerning cause of death of these figures would be appreciated.
awesome video!!
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I believe the brothers may of travelled through the region I live in in Northern NY. They toured the Great Lakes region and at that time Watertown was one of the largest towns near the lakes. I'm trying to find more info to back up my theory! That would be very interesting if they did.
Very interesting! If you discover more details about that please do let us know :)
For more on her husband, try Eric Rohmer's movie THE LADY AND THE DUKE.
Good to know about that. Thank you James.
The poor duchess had to put up with her husband's mistress as the educator of his children. Ironically, the Duke of Chartres was executed by the Revolution he supported. What happened to her daughter?
Her daughter became a loyal political adviser to Louis Philippe, her brother, when he became King of the French.
He deserved what he got.
Why you did not talk about Folmon, her second husband and rescuer? Their life together and how he was rejected by her children?
He deserved to be rejected and exposed. It’s her first husband’s fault for her committing adultery
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Just a simple thing: Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon married NOT Marie Therese but Maria Teresa Felicita d'Este, born Italian Princess in Modena, daughter of Francesco III d'Este duca di Modena e Reggio and Charlotte Aglais d'Orleans. The name was then changed in the french spelling according to the new status of french princess. Thank you
Yes, you are so right to mention it. I think exactly the same when I read in an Italian dictionary : Luigi XIV, or Luis XIV in Spanish, or Ludwig XIV in German… Not mentioning Carlotta Aglaia di Borbone-Orléans instead of Charlotte-Aglaé d'Orléans ! (spoiler : I am joking)
@@heliedecastanet1882 Sorry, maybe I'm not clever enough to fully understand your comment, I just pointed out that that Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon married an italian princess whose name was Maria Teresa Felicita d'Este, born italian, italian name and italian spelling. After the marriage her name was properly changed, according to the french protocol, in Marie Thérèse Félicité duchesse de Penthièvre. I am definitely curious to know which "italian dictionary" you had the chance to read, I would like to know the title, who printed it and where and when it has been distributed. Thank you. (spoiler: I am not joking)
@@robertonatanrobotti909 They are what we call exonyms. It is not a big deal, in my opinion.
@@heliedecastanet1882 I respect your opinion of course. On the other other hand, my opinion is that when someone writes about history should respect the original names of people/places, at least as an information to public. Therefore I think you wouldn't mind being called Elia del Castanetto according to italian speakers, right?
@@heliedecastanet1882 BTW, I'm still interested to know what italian dictionary you have, thank you for spending time to inform me
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I wouldn't say her life was tragic at all. She had ups and downs mainly because she was born at the worst time to be a French noble and was caught up in the revolution. Most of her family lived through the revolution, she finally was able to claim back some of her confiscated family estates and although she didn't live to see it, her son ascended to the French throne - all the while having some lovely portraits of herself painted regularly throughout her life
I Absolutely loved this post - more like it please. Bravo!
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Her life was tragic...many loses/deaths in family close to her and a cheating cold husband
Losing a child, much less two, is indeed tragic. Living through the horrors of the French Revolution was tragic. Having a lying husband is tragic. Losing almost everything you own is tragic. The fact that she got some of it back later did not erase the years where she had no hopes of getting it back. That was a miracle, she didn't know was going to happen. Losing friends and family to beheading is tragic. All of it was tragic.
But she bore a French King Thank you♥️
It would have been marvelous if The Scarlet Pimpernel could have saved the Royal regime.
Between incest and sickness these people didn't have much of a chance...
You're right. Thank you for watching, Theresa.
Incest??? What are you talking about?
@@fan2jnrc incest was very common in this era to keep blood lines pure. Quite a few of the children would die from ailments caused by incest.
@@fan2jnrc They all married their 1st and 2nd cousins to keep the wealth in the family.
Love the information, but can't stand the HYPER, repetitive backgrond racket!
Noted! Sometimes it's a bit difficult to adjust the volume.
Weren't the majority of aristocratic men unfaithful? It seems they think that comes with the territory.
Shame you never mention the princess de Lamballe and what happened to her she was the daughter in law of the duke de Penthievre
I have a video, "Princess Bathilde d'Orleans," where I mention in more detail what happened to the unfortunate Princess de Lamballe.
@@livesandhistories can't wait to see it many thanks, Will you ever do a Video of Madam Elizabeth Louis younger sister
@@Tucker68284 I was thinking of that a while ago. Will see. Thank you.
What made girlfriends in those days mistreses? Were they all paid for?
Their marriage was not unhappy.
Her marriage was.
Because he lived his life to the fullest not the one being betrayed.
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Not a word was said about the horrible, poverty stricken state of most French citizens while the nobility lived in luxury at their expense. The papal churchmen lived in luxury along with the nobility. Naturally this resulted in both the nobility and church being targeted in the revolution. Even in exile these people lived far better than the poor citizens of France.
@Barbie Blues The revolution was horrific blood soaked Godless anarchy. I said NOTHING about the revolution solving anything!!! Do you like the idea of the masses of people suffering while a few live in opulence? Here's my point. If the monarchy and church had adopted badly needed, common sense reforms to alleviate the unnecessary suffering of most citizens, the revolution would probably never have happened. But the monarchy and church dug in their heels and kept taxing and putting unbearable burdens on the people to keep themselves in luxurious power. Therefore they brought the revolution upon themselves.
@@todddanforth8853 sounds a lot like modern Democrats taxing the life out of people
@@Jerseyboondocks Excuse me? These kings and queens you all idolize, truly did tax the life out of their people. I guess you and Barbie Blues are OK with kings and queens taxing the life out of people? You seem to prefer keeping the people oppressed under royalty than to provide rights to the people. Our US founding Fathers rejected the system of monarchy and we have all benefited from it.
@@todddanforth8853 Two wrongs never make a right.
While it's true the aristocracy taxed their citizens, I'm sure you are not denying that Democrats put very high taxes as well on their citizens.
I had a feeling that you were a Democrat, so I'm just trying to get you to understand that they do the same thing.
@@todddanforth8853 I actually do live in the United States. I live in a state called New Jersey. We pay $8,000 a year for property tax and we have a highly democratic government here. The prices of taxes here are insane compared to Republican states. I am sorry if you were offended It anyway at this truth.
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Everyone have their own struggles
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Good video but you literally butchered these French names it’s not adelaIde but adelaide
Demand your money back!
Sadly, you are an English speaker, instructing someone on the pronounciation of names in another language, when you have not heard correctly. She is pronouncing the name of these French women as a French person would.
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She pronounced them correctly in the French way. And that's just so rude comment