Video: Jeanne Dubarry: how an ordinary milliner managed to win the heart of Louis XV
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
This woman did not have a noble birth, but the entire high society of the royal court had to reckon with her. Madame Jeanne Dubarry's manners left much to be desired, she refused to dress like the swaggering ladies of the court. It was the dissimilarity that made this woman a favorite adored by Louis XV.
The future king's mistress was of low birth. Her mother, cook Anna Becu, had a pretty appearance, so she had no shortage of patrons. Anna managed to get her daughter to be raised in the monastery of Saint-Ore, after which the already matured Marie Jeanne got a job as a milliner in the Labille studio.
The beautiful girl didn't really want to work. She laughed more and made eyes at the visitors, graciously accepting presents from them. The owner of the atelier forgave Jeanne for her excessive talkativeness, since she was able to sell even the most seedy goods to customers.
Jean Dubarry, who had a reputation as a pimp, drew attention to the pretty milliner. At court he was called "the provider of pleasure." As a rule, Count Dubarry sought out young beauties, taught them the correct behavior in society and in bed matters, and then sent them to bored aristocrats for a certain reward.
Paying attention to Marie Jeanne, Dubarry took all the care of providing for both mother and daughter. Gradually, the former milliner and current courtesan fascinated Paris, but the pimp had big plans for her.
At this time, blues reigned in the royal palace. King Louis XV was left without the beloved favorite of the Marquise Pompadour, his son and daughter-in-law also died, and his wife was on her deathbed. It seemed that nothing could cheer the aging king.
The comediner Lebel desperately sent young beauties to the king's chambers, but none could captivate Louis XV. In the end, Count DuBarry came to Lebel's aid. The pimp brought Jeanne Becu to Marie's palace. At first, the valet did not like the girl at all, but after a few hours of communication, Lebel ran as fast as he could to His Majesty to tell about his find. The very next night, the courtesan went to the king's chambers.
In the morning, the king was in good spirits. After a passionate night with Jeanne, he told Richelieu: “This is the only woman in France who managed to make me forget my age and my troubles. She taught me things that I didn’t even know about.” The aging 60-year-old Louis XV seemed to have found a second youth. Now he did not let the girl go a step.
The king quickly gave the new favorite in marriage to Guillaume Dubarry, the brother of the pimp. He received good compensation and was exiled to the province, and Jeanne, in turn, acquired the title of count.
The courtiers were contemptuous of the king's new passion. Low birth and excessive looseness caused a storm of indignation. In order for the aristocrats to come to terms with the position of Joan at court, in 1769 the monarch introduced her as an official favorite.
Jeanne Dubarry stood out sharply against the background of the ladies of the court: she used a minimum of cosmetics, preferred dresses made of light fabrics of light shades, did not burden herself with bulky hairstyles on her head. Her hair was always slightly disheveled, and her curls lay loosely on her shoulders. Jeanne did not aspire to become a trendsetter, but her "careless" style still began to be copied at court.
As for Louis XV, he doted on his "nymph". Jeanne was cheerful, relaxed, she knew how to please the king in his chambers. There were no taboos in bed games for the favorite, which was very much liked by the elderly Louis XV.
After the death of the king, the favorite was removed from the court, but literally a year later, the grandson of Louis XV returned all the titles and wealth to her. But soon a difficult time of wars and revolutions began for France. Madame Dubarry also suffered. The death of the former king's passion was terrible. She was accused of having connections with emigrants and was sent to the guillotine.
During the French Revolution, many monarchs lost their heads. They were sent to the guillotine, which was considered a very humane instrument of death.
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