Random History of the Day - December 8, 1793: Madame du Barry, the last official mistress of King Louis XV of France, was executed by guillotine in Paris at approximately 50 years
![From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler](https://media.tatler.com/photos/6357c2b72c8e2b81aef8d526/1:1/w_1279,h_1279,c_limit/Barry_251022_M6CR39.jpg)
From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler
![Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/81c0jYzg9kL.jpg)
Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books
![Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BT4YCA/jeanne-becu-madame-du-barry-mistress-of-king-louis-xv-1744-1793-cornart-de-vaubernier-comtesse-du-barry-handcoloured-lithograph-after-a-painting-in-versailles-from-le-bibliophile-jacob-aka-paul-lacroixs-costumes-historiques-de-la-france-historical-costumes-of-france-administration-de-librairie-paris-1852-2BT4YCA.jpg)
Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes
![Uživatel Château de Versailles na Twitteru: „🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, Uživatel Château de Versailles na Twitteru: „🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECUjw7aWkAAP-lb.jpg:large)