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duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon
1675–1755
A sharp-eyed observer of the French royal court, Saint-Simon transformed aristocratic gossip, political intrigue, and the rituals of Versailles into some of the most vivid memoirs of the eighteenth century. His writing offers an intimate portrait of the reign of Louis XIV and the Regency that followed.
18 Audiobooks
Mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon Siècle de Louis XIV, la régence, Louis XV
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 07
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 03
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 09
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 06
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 05
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 12
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 08
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Selections from Saint-Simon
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 11
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 01
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 14
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 10
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 04
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 15
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 13
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 02
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About the author
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (16 January 1675–2 March 1755), was a French nobleman, soldier, diplomat, courtier, and memoirist. Born at Versailles, he inherited his ducal title and spent much of his life close to the centers of royal power.
After leaving military service in 1702, Saint-Simon lived primarily at court, where he became an astute and sometimes caustic observer of rank, ambition, and royal favor. He was closely associated with Philippe d’Orléans, who became Regent of France after the death of Louis XIV in 1715; Saint-Simon later served on the Regent’s council and was appointed ambassador to Spain in 1721.
His extensive Mémoires, written largely in secret and covering the reign of Louis XIV and the Regency, are celebrated for their lively detail, vivid character sketches, and penetrating account of life at Versailles. They remain a major work of French memoir literature and an invaluable, if strongly personal, record of the period.