madame du barry

PEOPLE

As the newest mistress of Louis XV, Madame du Barry dealt with scores of jealous enemies—none more vicious than the Duchesse de Gramont.

EDITORIAL

In 1772, Louis XV commissioned a necklace for his mistress. The scandal that unraveled would come to be known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace.



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