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INDEX

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abortion

Albret, César Phébus, Maréchal d’

Albuquerque, Rosalie de La Cueva, Duchess of

alchemy

Aligre, Chancellor d’

Alluye, Bénigne, Marquise d’ (
née
de Fouilloux)

Alluye, Paul d’Escoubleau, Marquis d’

Amy, M. d’

Angoulême, Françoise, Duchesse d’

Anjou, Philippe, Duc d’ (Louis XIV’s son)

Anne of Austria, Queen of Louis XIII

Antin, Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, Duc d’

Aquin, Dr Antoine d’

Argenson, René Voyer, Comte d’

Argenton, Comte d’

aristocracy: accused of poisonings; and Louis’s court

Armagnac, Louis de Lorraine, Comte d’

Arsenal
see Chambre Ardente

Arvieux, Chevalier d’

astrology

Attorney-General
see
Harlay, Achille de

Aubray, Antoine d’ (Mme de Brinvilliers’ elder brother)

Aubray, François d’ (Mme de Brinvilliers’ younger brother)

Aumale, Marie-Jeanne

Bachimont, Marie, Mme de

Bachimont, Robert, Seigneur de

Bade, Louise Chrétienne, Princesse de

Barenton, Mathurin

Barthominat, Jean
see
La Chaboissière

basset
(game)

Bazin, Louis
see
Bezons, Seigneur de

Beaumont, Marquis de

Bellefonds, Bernardin Gigault, Maréchal de

Belleguise (Pennautier’s clerk)

Bellière, la (divineress)

Belot, François

Bendrode (alchemist)

Bergerot, Martine

Bertrand, M. (Romani’s friend)

Bessola (Dauphine’s servant)

Beuvron, Charles d’Harcourt, Comte de

Bezons, Louis Bazin, Seigneur de: joins La Reynie as
rapporteur;
Louis summons to audience; and Racine’s proposed arrest; and case against Luxembourg; and Princesse de Tingry; and Duchesse de Bouillon; questions Maréchale de La Ferté; interrogates Mme du Roure; resented; questions Mme Montvoisin; at interrogation of la Filastre; interrogates Maillard; questions Cadelan

Biron, François de Gontaut, Marquis de

black mass and black magic ceremonies

Blessis, Denis Poculot, Sieur de

Blois, Mlle de (Louis/La Vallière’s daughter)
see
Conti, Marie-Anne, Princesse de

Blois, Mlle de (Louis/Mme de Montespan’s daughter)
see
Chartres, Françoise-Marie, Duchesse de

Bodin, Jean

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas

Bonnard, Pierre

Bosse, Marie: arrested and interrogated; and Mme de Poulaillon; enmity with la Voisin; on killing of M. Brunet; helps de Prade; tried, sentenced and burnt alive; on abortion; uses poison; and Mme de Dreux; clients; Lesage denounces; and la Voisin’s visits to Saint-Germain; accuses Feuquières; Feuquières and Luxembourg consult; Feuquières denies knowing; Mme de Dreux requests poison from; implicates Mme de Montespan

Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne: attacks court; attacks divination; preaches on immorality before Louis; on influencing princes; intervenes over Mme de La Vallière’s decision to enter convent; advises Louis to moderate passions; Louis asks to support Mme de Montespan; belief in devil

Bouchard, François
see
‘Montemayor, Vicomte de’

Boucher, Dr (obstetrician)

Boucher, M.: Lesage denounces

Boucherat, Louis

Bouchet, Mme de

Boudin, Dr Philbert

Bouffet, Marie

Bouillon family

Bouillon, Catherine

Bouillon, Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d’Auvergne, Cardinal de

Bouillon, Frédéric-Jules de la Tour d’Auvergne, Chevalier de

Bouillon, Godefroy, Duc de

Bouillon, Marie-Anne, Duchesse de: quarrel with Princesse de Bade; behaviour during gambling; La Reynie’s treatment of; Lesage claims as client; served with summons; interrogated; marriage and infidelities; departure from and return to Paris; la Voisin names

Bourdaloue, Louis, Père

Bourgogne, Louis de France, Duc de

Bourgogne, Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, Duchesse de

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