Louis XIV

hum hum!  :-/
our discussion was not very serious : we speak about the WC: it is very comfortable, and Napoléon sat on it!

Ah, well, if Napoloeon sat on it, that makes it the most important WC in the world!!! ; - )

sure!

Yes, those high heels must have been so expensive...

Seriously, he was known for having very shapely legs  
Great dancer, too.  

Ah, well, if Napoloeon sat on it, that makes it the most important WC in the world!!! ; - )

When I visited the Grand Trianon, I was told that the apartments were restored by Napoleon III for the visit of Queen Victoria. I think the WC must date from this time. I'm pretty certain they did not have such things in the 18th century.

My God! These photos are absolutely and spectacularly breath-taking. I'll get there one day
The Trianon is actually quite more modern to what i expected, and it surely is different from the Austrian court and imperial apartments! It wasn't quite furnished according to the French court standards was it?
Marie Antoinette's bed looks exceedingly uncomfortable; it gives me the impression of being covered in clingwrap!
Also what were the wc's like in palaces before the 19th century? Were chamber pots relied on mostly?

My God! These photos are absolutely and spectacularly breath-taking. I'll get there one day
The Trianon is actually quite more modern to what i expected, and it surely is different from the Austrian court and imperial apartments! It wasn't quite furnished according to the French court standards was it?
Marie Antoinette's bed looks exceedingly uncomfortable; it gives me the impression of being covered in clingwrap!
Also what were the wc's like in palaces before the 19th century? Were chamber pots relied on mostly?

The nobility had what was called a chaise percée. It was like a normal (very ornate) chair with a hole in it. Underneath would be the chamber pot which would be removed by a servant. Ladies had little stools - a servant would crawl under their voluminious skirts to put them into place!

Everyone else used the corridors I believe.   Well, you did ask!

The nobility had what was called a chaise percée. It was like a normal (very ornate) chair with a hole in it. Underneath would be the chamber pot which would be removed by a servant. Ladies had little stools - a servant would crawl under their voluminious skirts to put them into place!

Everyone else used the corridors I believe.   Well, you did ask!

talk about nasty jobs

The corridors  

That is very true. The corridors and especially the stairwells reeked. That is why those who could escaped the main palace to their "country" houses.

Until when was this commonly practiced?!  

I think that the Revolution and Napoleon brought some minimal sanitation; the Bonapartes were known to be very clean. However, the same unsavory situation existed in the Tuileries under the Bourbon restoration.

Holy Moly! Antoinette must have been appauled! I cant imagine that being done back home in the Austrian court, i'm pretty sure they observed strict court procedures on just about everything.

Probably! That is why she went to her Trianon so often.

Does anyone know about Louis XIV's daughter? This was an actual legitimate one that he had with Maria-Teresa of Austria and she died around the age of five? I have only read one book that references her

I think she was Marie-Therese, born Jan 2 1667 and died March 1 1672, but that's all I know.