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     • She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution.
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   Why did Madame du Barry go to London?

   • On the death of Louis XV (May 1774) and the accession of Louis XVI, Madame du Barry was banished to a nunnery; from 1776 until the outbreak of the Revolution she lived on her estates with the Duke de Brissac. In 1792 she made several trips to London, probably to give financial aid to French émigrés.

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   Who was Madame du Barry?

   • The French Revolution had begun. Sure, it was Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette who were really in the hot seat, but the people of France hadn’t forgotten Madame du Barry, Louis XV’s most expensive mistress. The tide of public opinion had turned on her, and she became a symbol of and scapegoat for France's many problems.

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   What happened to Madame du Barry?

   • On December 8, 1793, the beautiful Madame du Barry went to her dark fate at the guillotine. True to form, she did not go gentle into that good night. Tragically, the terrified girl cried out “You are going to hurt me! Why?!” She begged her executioner for “one more moment.”

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   Why was Madame du Barry banished to a convent?

   • At the insistence of Louis XVI’s wife, Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry was banished to a convent. The queen explained that “the King has limited himself to sending the creature” — she meant Jeanne — “to a convent, and chasing from the court everything tarred with the name of scandal.”

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Madame_du_BarryMadame du Barry - Wikipedia

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   On 8 December 1793, Madame du Barry was beheaded by the guillotine on the Place de la Révolution. On the way to the guillotine, she collapsed in the tumbrel and cried, "You are going to hurt me! Why?!"

4. francetoday.com › culture › museums-galleriesThe Rise and Fall of Madame du Barry - France Today

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   Nov 9, 2022 · The tale of King Louis XV’s last mistress, Madame du Barry, is a tragic one that is only now being given suitable attention through the recent opening of her newly renovated apartments at the Château de Versailles as well as a Netflix film currently filming on location.

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   Nov 26, 2019 · History often blames Marie Antoinette’s reckless spending for the French Revolution—but the blame may actually lie more with her rival Madame du Barry. Even though King Louis XV gave his sweetums an astonishing allowance of three hundred livres a month, she somehow always managed to be in debt.

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7. en.chateauversailles.fr › madame-barryMadame du Barry | Palace of Versailles

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   In 1771 Madame du Barry finally triumphed over her old enemy the Duke, who was sent away by Louis XV. Upon the king's death in May 1774, his successor Louis XVI banished her from Versailles and sent her to the Pont-aux-Dames convent in Meaux.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Affair_of_the_Diamond_NecklaceAffair of the Diamond Necklace - Wikipedia

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   The diamond necklace was commissioned by Louis XV of France for his mistress, Madame du Barry. At the death of the King, the necklace was unpaid for, which almost bankrupted the jewellers and then led to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen Marie Antoinette.

9. www.britannica.com › Jeanne-Becu-comtesse-du-BarryJeanne Bécu, countess du Barry | 18th-century French court ...

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   On the death of Louis XV (May 1774) and the accession of Louis XVI, Madame du Barry was banished to a nunnery; from 1776 until the outbreak of the Revolution she lived on her estates with the Duke de Brissac. In 1792 she made several trips to London, probably to give financial aid to French émigrés.

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    Nov 10, 2021 · The Duke of Brissac met Madame du Barry soon after she had been installed at court, in quarters very close to his. He became so devoted to her that his own marriage was plunged into crisis.