Video about Madame de Montespan: the woman we all love to hate

by | Jun 3, 2011 | "Baroque Explorations" (my blog posts on research) | 2 comments

I’m on my way to New York, and far from my research texts, but I’ve been meaning for some time to post this link to an excellent short French video about Madame de Montespan: “Louis XIV et Madame de Montespan.”

There are a number prepared by Château de Versailles on YouTube, well worth exploring.

Appréciez!

 

2 Comments

  1. Fiona Orr
    Fiona Orr on June 3, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    I don’t hate her Sandra, even though I don’t like a lot of what she did and may have done!

    Reply
    • Sandra Gulland
      Sandra Gulland on June 5, 2011 at 12:55 am

      I think she’s a complex and compelling woman, Fiona. I suspect she grew, over time, to have a problem with her appetites: for gambling, food, power and possibly alcohol. But very intelligent and with truly innovative taste.

      Reply

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