Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Louis XIV: “The king is dead, long live the king!” proclaims Twitter – Le Point

“Urgent. Louis XIV has just died. “It is 8 pm 15 Tuesday. A special flash of Versailles on Twitter just announced the disappearance of the “Sun King”. Since August 10, users can follow “live” on the Twitter account of the castle (CVersailles) the slow death of Louis XIV, the first signs of the disease to his last breath.

A hashtag Special #leroiestmort marked the day Tuesday, the 300th anniversary of the monarch’s death at the age of 76. Accompanied by paintings and period drawings, the story is “built from many historical accounts, including the Marquis de Dangeau and Anthoine brothers,” the king’s chamber boys, said the castle in a statement. It will continue through preparations for the funeral. “The room boys have closed the eyes of the king and just changed his shirt,” “the body of Louis XIV is exposed in bed Court press in his room, “” Louis XIV heard the dying prayer, the Hail Mary and the Creed “: these are some of the messages Tweeted by the castle

A dedicated website. “The small newspaper of the great King” (www.leroiestmort.com) designed as an information site has also been created along with an exhibition devoted to the event, to be held from October 27 to February 21. The agony of Louis XIV, suffering from gangrene, lasted nearly three weeks.

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