Month: December 2022

Part of the portrait of Madsme Du Barry by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

8 December 1793 The execution of Madame du Barry

The last official mistress of King Louis XV became a victime of the French revolutionary terror too. She was executed by guillotine on 8 December 1793 Born out of wedlock in 1743, Jeanne Bécu had a quite diverse career during her teenage years. She tried to sell things on the street, was domestic servant, entertaining company