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14 May 1610, Henri IV gets stuck in traffic in the Rue de la Ferronnerie. François Ravaillac, a Catholic fanatic, boards his carriage and stabs Henri IV, who dies a few minutes later. #otd https://t.co/SMw1wNWjAs
20 April 1690, Marie-Anne de Bavière, Dauphine de France as wife of Louis XIV's son le Grand Dauphin, dies aged 29. The Dauphine suffered of pains and general weakness all her life. An autopsy revealed a multitude of internal disorders. #otd
19 April 1770, the future Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette are married by proxy at the Augustinerkirche in Vienna. The fourteen year old Marie-Antoinette left for France two days later. #otd
11 April 1689, William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain. #otd
Pastel portrait of Louis XIV in 1667, painted by Charles Le Brun.
14 January 1724, Philip V of Spain, grandson of Louis XIV, abdicates in favour of his oldest son, the seventeen-year-old Louis. Louis I died seven months later and his reign is one of the shortest in history. #otd
14 January 1664, Françoise-Madeleine d'Orléans, Duchesse de Savoie, dies aged 15. She was a daughter of Gaston de France and Marguerite de Lorraine. #otd
7 January 1665, Louise de La Vallière gives birth to a son by Louis XIV. The boy received the name Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc, was not legitimised and died the following year. #otd
27 December 1665, Louise de La Vallière gives birth to a son, Louis de La Baume Le Blanc. The boy only lived a year and was not legitimised by his papa, Louis XIV. #otd
It's #MonsieurMas day 24. I hope you all enjoyed #MonsieurMas as much as I did. Let us finish with my all time favourite Monsieur image, this very awesome engraving. He looks very stunning here... and those curls.