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Birth of Portugal Prince Dominates Court Festivities
Reports from Paris and London describe grand entertainments at the Palais Royal for the birth of the Prince of Portugal. Amid courtly bustle, the smallpox outbreak is subdued but still precautionary measures keep the king from public dining. Several aristocratic deaths and appointments ripple through royal circles as ministers shift and rumors spread about governance and succession.
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Palais Royal
Portugal
Paris
Versailles
Great Britain
Whitehal
Philip Duke of Orleans
O.S
Untis
Duke of Bourbon
London
Madam Geminghen
Prince Wiliam
Atary
Leicester-Heae
Wales
Pirtexbourgill
Burford
Lisbon
N.S
Adonrague
Viscount Maenrague
Yis
Palace Royal
Duke
Detchefs
Richmond
Earl
Albemarle
Holland
Lord Abergavenny
England
Edward Nevil