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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. She is also known as “ Mademoiselle Vaubernier ”.
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.
- Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
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.
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.
May 28, 2020 · When the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution took place, Madame du Barry was found guilty of assisting the émigrés who had escaped. She was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, and was eventually executed with the guillotine on 8th December 1793.
Dec 8, 2022 · Madame du Barry was accused to finantially assist people (mostly aristocrats, of course) fled from the terror of the revolution. She was found guilty. Jeanne Bécu, Comtess du Barry was executed on 8 December 1793.
Following a major restoration spanning more than 18 months, from 22 October 2022 on Madame du Barry’s apartment is reopening to the public in a series of guided tours. Thanks to the AXA Group’s support, the fourteen rooms — one of the most refined spaces in the former royal residence and a testimony to Louis XV’s intimate experience of ...
