10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VALETS DE CHAMBRE»
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valets de chambre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
valets de chambre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Courtly Song in Late Sixteenth-Century France
quently in the category of valets de chambre, a post which during the reign of
Francois I had been separated from the newly created position of gentilhomme
de la chambre, reserved for members of the nobility. The valets were in contrast ...
2
The Institutions of France Under the Absolute Monarchy, ...
There were four premiers valets de chambre, sixteen huissiers de la Chambre,
serving quarterly terms, two huissiers ordinaires de I'anti- chambre, two huissiers
de Cabinet, serving six month terms, some forty valets de chambre, some serving
...
3
The Court of France 1789-1830
The importance of the premiers valets de chambre is shown by the price of their
charges. The capitaines des gardes paid 500,000 livres for theirs, the premiers
valets de chambre 200,000. Below them were many other menial positions, such
...
4
Intersecting Tango: Cultural Geographies of Buenos Aires, ...
Those valets de pied who did well were promoted to valets de chambre, and from
among these the mâitres d'hôtel were chosen (Newton and Newton 1966, 108).
Significantly, Cané's insistence that all personnel wear shoes would have ruled ...
5
The St. James's Magazine
The highest bourgeoisie sought for the post of the premiers valets-de-chambre,
who were placed above the simple valets-de-chambre and served quarterly. But
the valets- de-chambre were superior to the valets-de-serdeau, the garcons de la
...
6
Memoirs of the private life of Marie Antoinette, queen of ...
The Queen had — Two valets de chambre, in ordinary. An usher in ordinary. (The
duty of the offices, denominated ordinary, was to act as substitutes for those who
could not perform their quarterly service.) Fonr ushers of the chamber, serving ...
Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette, Mme), François Barrière, 1823
7
Memoirs of the private life of Marie Antoinette, queen of ...
Jeanne Louise H. Campan. at his estate of Chambourcy, near Saint Germain. His
disgrace, at which he was greatly hurt, pro- , bably preserved his life and fortune.
The Queen had — Two valets de chambre, in ordinary. An usher in ordinary.
Jeanne Louise H. Campan, 1823
8
THE POLITICAL MAGAZINE AND PARLIAMENTARY, NAVAL, MILITARY, ...
At six o'clock the body was taken oft' the bier by the valets de chambre, the coffin
was then slrUc, and the benediction performed by the court chaplain, assisted by
the master of the ceremonies, and the other chaplains, in presence of the pages ...
9
Political Space in Pre-industrial Europe
... sometimes built an official bedchamber (chambre de parade), with 13 For
Henry IV's court see Jean-Francois Solnon, La Com de France (Paris, 1987), pp.
163-86. 14 Mathieu Da Vinha, Les Valets de chambre de Louis XIV (Paris, 2004),
p.
10
The Canadian Magazine and Literary Repository
King looked at them, and assumed his imposing attitude. , Bazire, one of these
valets de chambre, was about to speak; but Louis the Great was looking on him.
He no longer saw the Prince he was accustomed to attend at home: he Was ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VALETS DE CHAMBRE»
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valets de chambre is used in the context of the following news items.
Palace : Les femmes de chambre arrachent 420 euros de plus par …
Palace : Les femmes de chambre arrachent 420 euros de plus par mois ... équipiers, gouvernantes, femmes et valets de chambre du Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. «l'Humanité, Sep 14»
Le Club Med recrute en Rhône-Alpes pour la saison d'hiver
Au total, 1.500 emplois de serveurs, valets de chambre et magasiniers sont proposés dans toute la France, dont 250 dans la région Rhône-Alpes. «Les contrats ... «20minutes.fr, Sep 14»
Dans l'ombre, les femmes et valets de chambre veillent sans relâche …
Une organisation de fourmi.- Son bloc notes ne la quitte jamais. Dessus, une feuille criblée de minuscules rectangles, qui représentent les 115 chambres de ... «La Voix du Nord, Aug 12»
Meurtre de Michaëla Harte à Maurice : Les deux valets de chambre …
Avinash Treebhowon et Sandip Mooneea, les deux valets de chambre suspectés du meurtre de la touriste irlandaise Michaëla Harte, ont été déférés aux ... «Zinfos 974, Jul 11»
Meurtre à l'hôtel Legends : Trois valets de chambre interrogés par la …
Trois valets de chambre, âgés de 26 à 32 ans, des habitants du nord de l'île, ont été longuement interrogés hier soir par la Major Crimes Investigation Team. «L'express.mu, Jan 11»
Bontemps, valet et confident du Roi Soleil
louisxiv_versailles Parmi les quatre Premiers Valets de Chambre du Roi Soleil, Alexandre Bontemps est resté dans l'Histoire de France pour avoir été le plus ... «Histoire pour Tous, Nov 10»
Nous et l'insoutenable angoisse des valets de chambre
Cette honteuse surenchère dans l'indignité, cette substitution du FLN de Ben Boulaïd par le FLN des valets de chambre, est surtout le signe d'une transition ... «Le Matin DZ, Jul 08»
