The Duc De Lauzun And the Court of Marie Antoinette
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2 Foreign Affairs, England, 1778. 147 L 2 succeed his uncle, the Marechal de Biron, in the com- mand of the French Guard ; Louis XV. Had formally promised him the appointment, and though he had not been actually nominated to the reversion, that was solely out of regard for the old Mare'chal. In March, 1778, Lauzun was distressed to hear that the Due du Chatelet would take his uncle's post, and fill an appointment which had become almost hereditary in the family of Biron. Certainly his favour an...d his good fortune were quite at an end ; fate pursued him with inexorable harshness. He had but just got back to London when he heard, with deep regret, all the details of the ceremony of his fortunate rival's triumph. The regiment of the French Guard had been enrolled by Charles IX. , in April, 1563. The anniversary of the day was chosen for a grand review by Louis XVI. In the Plaine des Sablons. The weather was beautiful, and the heat extra- ordinary for the month of April. The Queen arrived in a magnificent coach, and wearing a dress that repeated the uniform of the regiment.
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