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<p> [[Mistress]] of Louis XV., born at Vaucouleurs, daughter of a dressmaker; came to Paris, professing millinery; had fascinating attractions, and was introduced to the king; governed [[France]] to its ruin and the dismissal of all Louis' able and honourable advisers; fled from [[Paris]] on the death of Louis, put on mourning for his death; was arrested, brought before the Revolutionary tribunal, condemned for wasting the finances of the State, and guillotined (1746-1793). </p> | <p> [[Mistress]] of Louis XV., born at Vaucouleurs, daughter of a dressmaker; came to Paris, professing millinery; had fascinating attractions, and was introduced to the king; governed [[France]] to its ruin and the dismissal of all Louis' able and honourable advisers; fled from [[Paris]] on the death of Louis, put on mourning for his death; was arrested, brought before the Revolutionary tribunal, condemned for wasting the finances of the State, and guillotined (1746-1793). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72051"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/du+barry,+countess Countess Du Barry from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72051"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/du+barry,+countess Countess Du Barry from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 15 October 2021
Countess Du Barry [1]
Mistress of Louis XV., born at Vaucouleurs, daughter of a dressmaker; came to Paris, professing millinery; had fascinating attractions, and was introduced to the king; governed France to its ruin and the dismissal of all Louis' able and honourable advisers; fled from Paris on the death of Louis, put on mourning for his death; was arrested, brought before the Revolutionary tribunal, condemned for wasting the finances of the State, and guillotined (1746-1793).
