From the Journal of the Marquis de Dangeau
What a huge relief it must have been for Mme Fouquet to retrieve Vaux-le-Vicomte. Imagine having it confiscated.
It would be terrible. Even though she got it back, she didn't get sufficient other assets back to keep it up properly. It wasn't until the next reign that her grandson re-built the family fortune.
What a huge relief it must have been for Mme Fouquet to retrieve Vaux-le-Vicomte. Imagine having it confiscated.
It would be terrible. Even though she got it back, she didn't get sufficient other assets back to keep it up properly. It wasn't until the next reign that her grandson re-built the family fortune.