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"Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete" by Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon was a French courtier during the 18th century, but today he's best known for his comprehensive multi-volume memoirs, which depict life in France and French society during the time period. This book is an amazing recounting of the life of a Duke during Louis XIV and up to the death of the regent who followed.
This work presents the memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon, who was a noble at the court of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. Saint-Simon generally disliked how King Louis reigned and disapproved of his bastard children because they ceremonially took precedence over the French nobility, such as himself. Thus, this work offers a differing viewpoint from many histories of the period and is valuable as such.