Versailles Project  


Official site of the Chateau de Versailles   Comprehensive site that includes links to daily life in the palace of Louis XIV.


THE FOOD TIMELINE     Links to food and recipes dating from 17,000 B. C. to the present.


17th Century Baroque Fashion, 1665-1699     Presents art that highlights the clothing of the period including.

Levee de Louis XIV          Lady in Court Dress           Louis XIV and Courtier


History of France before 1700     Includes a section on the Bourbons and the Versailles aristocracy.  


Duc de Saint-Simon: The Court of Louis XIV   and
The Duchess of Orleans: Versailles Etiquette,
1704    “The Duc de Saint-Simon resided for many years at Versailles. He left an account of life there… The Duchess of Orleans was married to the king's brother, the much younger Duchess of Bourgogne to the king's grandson. Here the obsessive concern with manners is well evidenced.”