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Feast and court news from the Queen's birthday in 1683
A long dispatch from Lifton notes a feast at court to mark the Queen's birth with royal attendance including the King, Queen, Prince of Brazil, and infants. The Royal Academy of History held a conference, and other courtly events included a public royal supper and a music consort. Updates from The Hague and Paris cover political and military matters, including regimental payments, governorships, and imperial diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lifton
Royal Academy of ‘History
Royal
Brazil
Ferdinand Telles de Sylva
Alegrette
Don Carlos
Hague
Catalonia
Barcelona
Barsher
Paris
la Fleche
Jesuits
Metz
Count de ‘Saillant
D’ Alegre
St. Omer
Marquess de Maillebois
Languedoc
Count de Canillac
Viry
Duke of Orleans
Versailles
Duke of
Nevers
Denmark
Cardinal Dubois
Prince of
Duke de Bouillon
M. d’ Iberville
Portugal
England
London
Heffe- Reiniglds
Syndical
Chatelet
Calais
Bergh