Showing posts with label Duc de Lévis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Duc de Lévis. Show all posts

About Him: Louis XV

"His look and the coat of cloth of gold which he was wearing that day combined to form, in my imagination, the ideal of a great king."
Duc de Lévis

Smitten: Duke de Levis on Louis XV

"He had the most beautiful eyes in the world, and his glance gave the impression of exceptional dignity, and this deeply affected me, although I was but a child when I saw him."

Duc de Lévis, Souvenirs