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In this issue of "Secrets d'Histoire", Stéphane Bern takes us to meet the famous Madame du Barry, one of the most extraordinary destinies of the 18th century: the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress and a bawdy monk, she was only 25 years old when she landed in the bed of King Louis XV... Worthy of "Dangerous Liaisons", this gallant adventure hatched by her lover and pimp Jean Dubarry was only supposed to be a fling... But against all expectations, the ravishing young girl, an expert in the games of love, gives back the taste for life to this depressed sixty-year-old monarch who feels a real crush on her... To the point of showering her mistress with gifts like no favorite has ever been in the history of France... But for the sulphurous and endearing Countess du Barry, the height of favor goes hand in hand with the pitfalls of a monarchy in crisis. In Versailles, humiliations rain down and her worst enemy is none other than the future Queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, who despises her... The day after the death of her royal lover, "la Du Barry" is chased from the court and retires to her charming castle of Louveciennes, on the heights of Paris. But the Revolution catches up with her... Although she came out of the gutter, the former prostitute has become a symbol of the monarchy... She tragically ends her life on the guillotine, murmuring these last words that have become famous: "Just one more moment, Mr. Executioner...". 📱Find Secrets d'histoire: thousands of videos on our platform: https://www.secretsdhistoire.tv/ on our store: https://laboutiquesecretsdhistoire.tv/ on Facebook: / secretsdhistoire on X: / secretshistoire on Instagram: / secretsdhistoire