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Mesdames ( French pronunciation: [mɛdam], My Ladies) is a form of address for several adult females. In the 18th century, Mesdames de France was used to designate the daughters of Louis XV of France, most of whom lived at the royal court and never married.
In 1789, hemmed in by the nascent Revolution, they left Versailles for Château de Bellevue, the former residence of Madame de Pompadour bequeathed to them by their father in 1774. Faced with growing danger in the 1790s, Marie Adélaïde and Victoire of France, the last two surviving children of Louis XV, fled to Italy.
Louise de France, la dernière, naît en 1737. Élevées à la Cour ou dans une abbaye, elles forment avec le dauphin une fratrie unie qui n’hésite pas à se liguer contre les maîtresses de leur père. Mesdames restent de longues années à Versailles, avant de fuir la Révolution française.
Mesdames est une appellation du XVIII e siècle désignant les filles de Louis XV et de Marie Leszczynska, dont la plupart demeurèrent à la cour, sans alliance. Elles sont au nombre de huit : Louise-Élisabeth, Henriette, Marie-Louise, Adélaïde, Victoire, Sophie, Thérèse et Louise.
The bindings of the Mesdames are differentiated by color: Adélaïde’s are bound in red morocco, Victoire’s in green, and Sophie’s in yellow (citron). The diamond-shaped armorial of the fille de France (daughter of France) is the same for each, however.
The bindings of the Mesdames are differentiated by color: Adélaïde’s are bound in red morocco, Victoire’s in green, and Sophie’s in yellow (citron). The diamond-shaped armorial of the fille de France (daughter of France) is the same for each, however.
L'essentiel de ces documents consiste en comptes présentés au Conseil des recettes de Mesdames, faits par le sieur Harvoin ou Aliot de Mussey, et concernant notamment le château de Bellevue (Meudon), l'Ermitage (Versailles) et le duché de Louvois, 1768-1790.
Mesdames ( French pronunciation: [ mɛdam], My Ladies) is a form of address for several adult females. In the 18th century, Mesdames de France was used to designate the daughters of Louis XV of France, most of whom lived at the royal court and never married.
King Louis XV’s daughters, known collectively as Mesdames de France, established an important enclave of patronage at Versailles and were especially supportive of the portraitists Drouais, Jean Marc Nattier, and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard.
Aug 21, 2021 · The Mesdames de France was the name given to the eight daughters of King Louis XV. Most of the Mesdames lived their entire lives at court, without getting ma...
