La Grande Mademoiselle, 1627-1652

· 1908

I. Gaston d'Orléans--His Marriage--His Character--II. Birth of Mademoiselle--III. The Tuileries in 1627--The Retinue of a Princess--IV. Contemporary Opinions of Education--The Education of Boys--V. The Education of Girls--VI. Mademoiselle's Childhood--Divisions of the Royal Family 1-80 I. Anne of Austria and Richelieu--Birth of Louis XIV.--II. _L'Astrée_ and its Influence--III. Transformation of the Public Manners--The Creation of the Salon--The Hôtel de Rambouillet and Men of Letters 81-153…

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