The Life and Death of Julie D'Aubigny | Prism of the Past

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Blair Zoń

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🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Welcome to Prism of the Past, a weekly series about historical events, people, and situations, from the fascinating to the forgotten. Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Round a Round- Martino Tempersta Outro Song Credits: Relax Yourself- Sleeping Ghost Ad Music Credits: Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Julie Dobony was a bisexual fencer and opera singer who some say burned down a convent to escape with her partner, one of the nuns.
0:08.5	Her life was wild, though short, and at times exaggerated for a good story. So let's try digging into
0:15.0	who Julie really was and learn the facts which as they turn out may be more
0:19.3	interesting than the fiction. Hello and welcome to PRISM of the Past, a semi-weekly series about historical events,
0:28.4	people and situations, from the fascinating to the forgotten.
0:32.3	I'm the aluminati and today we're going to be
0:35.3	talking about Julie Diobany. Every once in a while I find out about this
0:41.4	really interesting historical figure that I just had no idea existed and her life is absolutely fascinating
0:48.0	full of twists and turns and someone that I'm very excited to talk about so let's get into it. Julie was born around 1670 to 1673.
1:15.0	Her father was a secretary for King Louis the 14th master of horse.
1:20.0	Count de Arminac, one of France's greatest nobles.
1:24.0	Other sources write, Comtey not Count, but it's the same man.
1:29.0	The title of Master of the Horse simply means that this person would be the third dignitarian court and all matters connected with the horses and hounds of the sovereign as well as the stables, coach houses, stud, mues, kennels, and the like are within their jurisdiction.
1:43.0	In France, this position was known as the Grand Squire of France and the office existed
1:48.6	until Louis the 16th reign.
1:50.4	The point is her father was close with some incredibly important people.
1:55.0	It said that Julie first lived in the riding school at Tulluris Palace in Paris
2:00.0	before moving with the court to the Palace of Versailles in 1682 when she would have been
2:04.8	about 10 years old. However, while her father worked in this royal luxurious court, Julie was
2:10.7	growing up in the Great Stables. And this wasn't just some bar. Julie was
2:18.0	and this wasn't just some barn of course it was the royal stables and they were massive according to one source the opulent furnishings gilded, and scenic gardens of Versailles are legendary.
2:26.0	Less known is La Grande, one of the royal stables that once housed more than 2,000 horses
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