Tag: aristocracy

Inside 17th Century Paris with the Marquise de Sévigné

By The Gourmet Gazette on July 25, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, better known as the Marquise de Sévigné, was born in Paris 400 years ago in the mansion of her grandparents. French aristocrat, avid letter writer she is regarded in […]

The Divine Du Barry Resoundingly Returns to Versailles

By The Gourmet Gazette on May 28, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Versailles, France — Her name was Jeanne. Jeanne Bécu. She was born a commoner in 1743 and would die on the guillotine in 1793 in Paris. She would rise from her humble […]