Post by Louis XIV on Aug 16, 2023 23:34:00 GMT
The Social Whirlwind by Sieur Matheus Mallette
June sees the His Majesty and the Royal Court once again travelling to the provinces. The Flanders Frontier is the destination this month as the King expressed an interest in visiting the troops. A decision was made that the Lorraine Frontier was too dangerous so the Royal Steward settled upon Flanders instead.
A government meeting was held in the second week of June to apprise His Majesty of the situation in Flanders and Lorraine. Lord Bougiedure, newly appointed as Secretary of State was well-informed on matters in Burgundy while Lord Balls was separately grilled about the various schemes to support financial interests in the Summer Campaign. Lord De’Ath was also in attendance and managed not to embarrass himself. Lord Bougiedure’s audience with the King did not go as well as the Grand Duc may have wished as he only came away with a mention in dispatches.
Lord Balls and De’Ath both claimed pressing business in Paris and departed Flanders for Paris in the third week whilst Lord and Lady Bougiedure, along with their son Jean-Luc took in sightseeing and sea bathing.
The King was so enthralled by the Picardy Musketeers in the fourth week that he had very little time for or patience with his courtiers.
In Paris, Lord Balls hosted a dinner party at his mansion in Ile-de-Cite that was well attended as it was the only significant social event in the city this month. Lord de Bearne escorted Lady de Lyon, as expected, while Clement Cadieux arrived without a companion, as did the widow Mdm d’Armagnac. Fathers Vincent and William were in attendance as well. The informal dinner party was deemed a success but Lord de Bearne appears to have taken a fall down the stairs suffering a wound to his pride but nothing more serious.
June sees the His Majesty and the Royal Court once again travelling to the provinces. The Flanders Frontier is the destination this month as the King expressed an interest in visiting the troops. A decision was made that the Lorraine Frontier was too dangerous so the Royal Steward settled upon Flanders instead.
A government meeting was held in the second week of June to apprise His Majesty of the situation in Flanders and Lorraine. Lord Bougiedure, newly appointed as Secretary of State was well-informed on matters in Burgundy while Lord Balls was separately grilled about the various schemes to support financial interests in the Summer Campaign. Lord De’Ath was also in attendance and managed not to embarrass himself. Lord Bougiedure’s audience with the King did not go as well as the Grand Duc may have wished as he only came away with a mention in dispatches.
Lord Balls and De’Ath both claimed pressing business in Paris and departed Flanders for Paris in the third week whilst Lord and Lady Bougiedure, along with their son Jean-Luc took in sightseeing and sea bathing.
The King was so enthralled by the Picardy Musketeers in the fourth week that he had very little time for or patience with his courtiers.
In Paris, Lord Balls hosted a dinner party at his mansion in Ile-de-Cite that was well attended as it was the only significant social event in the city this month. Lord de Bearne escorted Lady de Lyon, as expected, while Clement Cadieux arrived without a companion, as did the widow Mdm d’Armagnac. Fathers Vincent and William were in attendance as well. The informal dinner party was deemed a success but Lord de Bearne appears to have taken a fall down the stairs suffering a wound to his pride but nothing more serious.
