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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Desolation of Madame Royale

Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France alone in prison. She was haunted by the fate of her Aunt Elisabeth, saying:
I remained in great desolation when I felt myself parted from my aunt; I did not know what had become of her, and no one would tell me. I passed a very cruel night: and yet, though I was very uneasy about her fate, I was far from thinking I should lose her in a few hours. Sometimes I persuaded myself that they would send her out of France; then, when I recalled the manner in which they had taken her away, my fears revived.

1 comment:

  1. Just started to take an interest in the french revolution & the murder of the king, queen & young Dauphin since it was barely mentioned in school..What the jacobists did was a precursor to the murder of the Russian royal houses, and the beginning of the end of our Western civilization. Yes, people it all started with the so called French revolution. The horrors thst the princess endured were absolutely horrific. I'm reading her autobiography now. Absolutely devastating. Tears for her & her family.

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