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Parisian Court Intrigues and Royal Fortune Amid Death
An April 1653 chronicle details a French princess death with vast wealth, a heart preserved for Kal de Grace, and a state funeral. It notes promises to widows’ wages, claims of a match with the last Duke of Lorraine, and a royal rebuke to Conde’s affair, with political shocks including a sword broken in the king’s presence. Reports of courtly wonders feature astronomers and physicians, a story of a Gestalt healer Peter Tonnelier in Lyon, and tricks at the Academy of Sciences and the Vicolat presidency. The piece intertwines gossip, scientific curiosities, and aristocratic feuds as it traces fortunes, marriages, and approvals shaped by royal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kal de Grace
St. Denis
Pizserol
Madamoiselle
Zeerine
Gaston
Joe Baptista
Orleans
Chartis
Valois
Alenson
Bless
Ace
Catharine de Medicis
Afary
Bourbon
Jonly
Henry of Bourbon
Dauphinels
Lyon
M. Paithot
Adjieins
M. Geofret
Peter Tonnelier
Wogent
Tryal
Madam &Louvois
Lox
Academy of Sciences
Presidenc d Vicolat