13 November 1687
From the Journal of the Marquis de Dangeau
On this day, Louis XIV takes to the road:
“The King left Fontainebleau early with Monseigneur, Madame, and Mesdames les Princesses. He came to dine in Essonne, whence Madame departed to join Monsieur in Paris. After dinner, the King got into his calèche with Monseigneur and the 2 princesses and arrived at Versailles at 3 o’clock. Madame la Dauphine went …
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