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- The Wedding Night
of Louis XV - La nuit de noces de Louis XV - (text: ambroise perrin, translation: Alicia Liautaud) * see all videos * "La nuit de noces de Louis XV" on YouTube * "La nuit de noces de Louis XV" on Vimeo * "La nuit de noces de Louis XV" on Dailymotion |
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"The Wedding Night of Louis XV", Strasbourg, video 5' 29'', Le Carré d'Art, 2010 Their marriage by proxy sealed
the fate of the Kingdom of France. On this night , September 5, 1725 in
Fontainebleau,was a tender meeting. He is 15 years old, but he is King
Louis XV, she is 21, she is the princess of Poland, a refugee in
Alsace, Maria Leszczynska. The marriage was consummated that same
evening, and the king will make the "honeymoon" last at
Fontainebleau until December. Maria, immediately falls in love with the
King, seven years his senior, and he himself is, at the time, very much
in love (she is his first love). More than 100 dancers, actors and
musicians on stage for the continuation of this extraordinary saga, the
Carre d'Art in Strasbourg, Irena Tatiboit and Ambroise Perrin.
Louis XV as a child Louis
ErnestLouis XV, King of France Fabien Gaertner Maria Leszczynska Carolina Katsaros Madame Ventadour Claire Lambert synopsis, texts, direction Irena Tatiboit, ambroise perrin camera technician Jean-Yves Barlier sound Marc Delepiere photos Francis Gast, Louise Perrin de Fracci |