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Download or read book Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI Being Secret Memoirs of Madame Du Hausset Lady s Maid to Madame de Pompadour and of the Princess Lamballe written by Mme Du Hausset and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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