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« on: May 27, 2007, 05:45:44 AM »
No, she really was a stunner, and although not an intellectual like her predecessor, had quite reasonable taste I think! It wasn't as if she went round putting in discordant colour schemes all over Versailles! She continued the trend away from the Rococo towards the more simple classical style of what later was to be known as "Louis XVI".
As for sex, Louis XV had plenty of other places he could look for that. I think he really loved her, and that she may have loved him too. I think the fact that the relationship lasted six years speaks for itself.
When Louis XV was first taken ill in 1774, he did not at first think he was dying, but he was advised to send the DuBarry away from court in order to make sure that if the worst came to the worst he could die with a clear conscience. He was crying (in public) when they parted, as he knew that even if he recovered he would never be able to see her again. I find this terribly sad...