7 August 1699

From the Complete Correspondence of Madame, the Duchess of Orléans

On this day, Madame writes from Marly to her half-sister the Raugravine Louise in Germany:

“I have returned from Maubuisson, where I went to see my aunt, the Abbess. Thanks be to God, I found her in good health. She is more vivacious and sees and hears better than I even though she is 30 years my senior. She was 77 on 11 April. She leads a hard but quiet…