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House of Valois

The **House of Valois** was a French noble house that was founded in 1284 and became a peerage in 1286. The Valois's descended from Charles, Comte de Valois (1270-1325). By the 18th century, the Valois family removed themselves from court after a series of scandals.

## Modern Valois Family

1. Comte Henri de Valois, married to Comtesse Caroline de Valois
	1. Helene de Valois, married Louis Antoine d'Artois, Comte d'Artois
		1. Xavier d'Artois, married Elisabeth of York. 2 issue
		2. Comte Charles X d'Artois, married Catherine de Rohan (1755-1765) Jeanne Becu (1765) No issue
		3. Sophie d'Artois, died in childbirth
	2. Marie Madeleine de Valois, married
		1. Comte Alexandre de Valois, no issue

## Notable Members

### Comte Alexandre de Valois

Comte Alexandre de Valois (1745-) was the Comte de Valois during the second half of the 18th century. Though he rarely, if ever, went to court due to ill health. Though his family rarely went to court themselves due to scandal caused by his aunt, Comtesse Helene d'Artois and his cousin Comte Charles d'Artois. He was the last remaining male descendant of the Valois noble house.

### Helene de Valois

Comtesse Helene d'Artois (1720-1755) nee Valois was the Comtesse d'Artois through her marriage to Louis Antoine d'Artois, the Comte d'Artois. She created scandal for her family due to struggles with melancholia and for her infamous suicide in 1755.
Marie Caroline

## Marie Caroline, Queen of France

**Marie Caroline Louise Josèphe Johanne Antoinette**; born **Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antoina**; 13 August 1741, was Queen of France and Navarre as the wife of King Louis XVI. Born an Austrian archduchess, the second child of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I, she married Louis XVI as part of an Austrian alliance with France.

## Early Life

Born on the 13 August 1741 at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Marie Caroline was the second child and first daugther of Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia and ruler of the Habsburg dominions, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her godparents were King Louis XV of France and his wife Marie X. Marie Caroline formed a very close bond with her oldest brother Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

Francis I died in 1751 and her oldest brother succeeded him as Holy Roman Emperor. Charles caught consumption afer from his visit to France and meeting with his fiance Princess Lea Genevieve of France and died shortly after his return to Vienna. Austria wished to save the Franco-Austrian alliance and offered Marie Caroline to marry the dauphin, Louis-Ferdinand to Louis XVI. A decision which was finalized by Louis-Ferdinand after his father died and he became Louis XVI. Marie Caroline was pleased with her engagement as the French court was one of the most prestigious in Europe. Soon after she married Louis XVI of France by proxy, her brother Maximilian Francis representing Louis XVI.

## Queen of France

January of 1766, Marie Caroline journeyed from Vienna to Versailles, during which she was rid of all of her Austrian clothing, attendants, and other possessions and changed into French.

## Titles and Styles

**13 August 1741- January 1766** *Her Royal Highness**Archduchess Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antoina of Austria*

**January 1766-Present** *Her Most Christian Majesty Marie Caroline The Queen of France and Navarre.*
Jeanne d'Artois

Portrait by unknown artist, 1764

**Marie-Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse d'Artois** (13 December 1740-Present) was the mistress turned wife of Charles Xavier Edmind d'Artois X, Comte d'Artois.

## Early Life

Jeanne Bécu was born in the historical Saint-Eustache district in Paris, France as the illegitimate child of Anne Bécu, the daughter of a bourgeoisie family in Vaucouleurs, Lorraine and Jean Gormand Bernier, who left to join the army shortly after finding out Anne was with child.

Anne was devastated and was disowned by her family when they found out she was carrying a bastard. Anne traveled to Paris and made little money being a seamstress and she gave birth to Jeanne shortly after.

During her childhood her mother met Monsieur Billiard and took both Anne and Jeanne under his care, installing Anne as a cook in the household of his Italian mistress Francesca. Francesca pampered Jeanne and gave some education. But Francesca threw both Anne and Jeanne out of her household due to being jealous with Monsieur Billard's infatuation and subsequent affair with Anne.

At 13 she and her mother were living in a small and cheap rented room. Jeanne helped her mother by selling trinkets on the street such as small boxes, ribbons, buckles, scissors, small ribbons, etc on the streets of Paris.

Due to lack of money and growing raise in prices for necessities, Anne and Jeanne were evicted from her their room when Jeanne was 15. Desperate, Anne offered herself and her daughter to Madame Gordan, who ran a nearby brothel. Anne died shortly after from illness leaving Jeanne alone.

## Mistress to the Comte d'Artois

Jeanne worked at Madame Gourdan's until 1760 when she became the mistress of Charles, Comte d'Artois who soon established her in her own hotel on Rue de la Jussienne. She received a large allowance and generously spent money on clothing, furnishings, and jewelry all while going to the opera and masquerades with Charles d'Artois. Jeanne started going by Mademoiselle Lange, as in the even of a falling out with the Comte d'Artois could led to further career as a kept woman. During this time he was seeking annulment to his wife Catherine de Rohan which was granted in late November of 1765. The Comte d'Artois proposed to Jeanne shortly after and she agreed.

## Marriage to the Comte d'Artois

16 December 1765, Jeanne married Charles in a secret ceremony in Arras. The two spent a bit of time at his estate, the Chateau de Varlemont, before bringing her to court with him on the day of the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765. Which cause a major scandal due to her commoner origins and she was an unpopular figure at court and disliked by Princesse Lea Genevieve de France.

## Investigations

30 December, 1765, the Artois apartments were raided by the royal guards due to suspicion that they were behind the assassination of Louis XV. Jeanne's two femme de chambre's, Victoire and Henriette Arouet, were questioned. But nothing was found and no arrests were made.

## Titles and Styles

**16 December 1765-Present** *Her Grace, The Comtesse d'Artois and Comtesse d'Eu.*
Princesee Marie Therese

**Marie Therese de Berry,** Princess of the Blood (8 September 1745- Present), only child of Phillipe, Duc de Berry and Marie Josephine of Savoy. She is the oldest sister of Phillipe-Louis de Berry who died in infancy and her mother soon before. Her father left court soon after but she was allowed to return when she was 18. She watched her uncle, Louis XV, die during the Christmas Ball of 1765.

## Marie Therese de Berry

### Born:

8 September 1745Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France

### Title(s):

Princesse de France, Princesse of the Blood

### Residence:

Chateau de Versailles, Palais de Fontainebleau

## Titles and Styles

**8 September 1745-**  *Her Royal Highness, Marie Therese de France, Mademoiselle de Berry, Fille de France.*
Jacques de Bryas

## Jacques de Bryas, Vicomte d'Arras

Hopefully he and Pierre don't look too much alike

### Titles:

Vicomte d'Arras, Baron de Bethune, Seigneur d'Hesquelles.Grand Bailiff of the Council of Artois

### Residence:

Chateau de Brias

**Jacques de Bryas, Vicomte d'Arras** (1755-), was the only son of Clement and Sophie de Bryas. Jacques became the Vicomte d'Arras after his uncle, the previous Vicomte d'Arras, died along with his heir. He was friends with Charles X, Comte d'Artois and cousin of Pierre du Bois.

## Early Life

Jacques de Bryas was born in Royon as a provincial noble and had a simple childhood. Jacques's father, Clement de Bryas, worked as a feudal lawyer. His mother, Sophie de Bryas, often spent large sums of money on luxuries which caused his family to sink into debt for a long time.

Smallpox killed his father, his uncle the Vicomte d'Arras and his son, along with a few other family members over the years. Being the next heir he became the Vicomte d'Arras and moved into his late uncle's estate, the Chateau de Brias. Which was situated near Arras.

## Relationship with the Comte d'Artois

Jacques met the Comte d'Artois when they were both being presented to the King the same day. Jacques introduced himself to the Comte himself, despite the fact that the Comte d'Artois was of very high nobility while he was of lower nobility himself. They became friends due to having similar political views and interests.

Over the years they became close friends with the Comte d'Artois, who helped him become the Grand Bailiff in the Artesian Council. The Comte d'Artois also gave him the title of Baron de Bethune. He even helped talk the Comte into seeking annulment from his first wife, Catherine de Rohan. Though he did not tell him to marry his second wife, at the time his mistress, Jeanne Becu.

## At Versailles

Jacques served as the proxy for the Comte d'Artois in Versailles, mostly in order to makes sure nothing happens to his apartments, while he is gone in the spring/summer months. Jacques usually kept to himself and didn't attend court events.

## Relationship with Pierre Du Bois

After Jacques inherited his title, his rake of a cousin, Pierre Du Bois came to him for money. Jacques did not approve of him but due to his perceived obligation to help his family members, he decided to give him 3,000 livres a month as long as he stayed away from him and help the Comte d'Artois with his need of a libellist.

## Titles and Styles

**1755-1759** *The Vicomte d'Arras et Seigneur d'Hesquelles*

**1759-Present** *The Vicomte d'Arras, Baron de Bethune, et Seigneur d'Hesquelles*
Glitter and Gold RP Wiki

## Welcome to the Wiki

 Versailles, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, able to house hundreds of people and is visited by thousands. It is home of the King and the most important and wealthy nobles. But not everything that glitters is gold. Though seen by the common citizen as a symbol of greed and gluttony, the people that reside there see it as a gilded cage. Cold, unloving, greedy, and where people are always eager to hear the newest gossip and scandals. People will jump at the chance to destroy your reputation and gain power.

The Palace is a dangerous place. Where privacy is non-existent and any secret who have will definitely get out. Where the treat of a revolution is constant.

Welcome to Versailles

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Adelaide Deschamps

"Her health is not vigorous enough to beat such heavy labor...beneath the surface she has a very tired air"

"A grisette living with different men and receiving money and gifts from them, but by no means a street girl"

"a pretty little grisette read to accept whatever came her way-in short, a kept woman living various men to whom she was not married, but in no sense a prostitute or a raccorocheuse guilty of soliciting in the streets."

"This woman is well known to have a strong and passionate temperament and to be lascivious in the extreme.
Rene Janvier

We STAN a KING

**René Janvier** (1741-) was a servant working at the Chateau de Versailles during the 1760's. He was brother to Josée de Caux (1739-1765) and uncle to her children (Sébastien de Caux, and Annette de Caux) who he raised after his sister and brother-in-law's death.

## Early Life

Rene and his sister Josee both left their family's home near the French border at their parents request to find jobs when Rene was 20. They both were able to receive jobs working in the Palace of Versailles.

## Life at Versailles

Shortly after Josee married a minor official in the Royal Guard, David de Caux. Josee and David moved away from the palace to raise their family after they had a son named Sebastien. Josee was pregnant with Annette when David went to serve in India and was killed in the line of duty.

When Josee heard of David's death she went into such grief that she gave birth to Annette prematurely. Josee was killed by the blood loss and Rene took in her children to raise.

Unable to pay for his sister's home, he took in his nephew and niece to live with him in this servant's quarters in the palace, paying a female servant to care for the two while he works. Allegedly poisoned a high noble, then overcharged the man for the cure, in order to get money when it was tight.

### The Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

Due to his skill at identifying and acquiring plants, mostly good sometimes toxic, he got his hands on hemlock in order to help Lucille and Celine Durand to kill King Louis XV during the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765. Rene was able to buy the hemlock for a livre from an unsuspecting maid who had no idea it was hemlock.

## Children

Adopted, biological children of Josee de Caux (nee Janvier) and David de Caux

* Sebastien de Caux (1762-)
* Annette de Caux (1765-)
Hôtel d'Artois- Paris

## Hôtel d'Artois

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The Hôtel d'Artois is a hôtel particulier located in Paris in France at 12 rue Monsieur in the current 7th arrondissement.

## History

Built between 1715 and 1720 by Brongniart for Louis Antoine d'Artois as his home while in Paris. The hotel mostly stopped being in use after the succession of Charles Xavier Edmund as Comte d'Artois in 1755. After 1755 it mostly served as a temporary residence for Jacques de Bryas, friend of the Comte d'Artois, when he was in Paris.

* front
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Anais de Provence

**Anais de Provence** was the only surviving child of Comte Etienne and Comtesse Helaine de Provence, the rest died in infancy. She became the heir of the Provence title and fortune.

## Early Years

Being the only surviving child of the Comte and Comtesse de Provence she was doted on by both of her parents, especially by her father. The Comtesse de Provence died in childbirth in 1752 so Anais only had her father. The Comte prepared Anais to take over his estate and title after his death due to having no male heirs and did not trust her future husband to deal with Provence affairs. She has been engaged six times but none developing into marriage due to the Comte's stubbornness.

## At Court

The Comte married Isabeau de Blois, a young woman with a large dowry, in 1763. Not long after the wedding, Isabeau's youngest sister Celeste came to stay at the Chateau de la Vigne. Anais grew close to Celeste and fell in love. Sadly, a smallpox outbreak swept through Aix-en-Provence and Celeste passed away.

In order to relieve Anais from grief, the Comte sent her to Versailles as his proxy and she became a socialite at court. The new Comtesse de Provence became pregnant during that time which put Anais's position as the heiress of the Provence title in jeopardy if she gave birth to a boy. There was a rumor that the news made her angry enough to get drunnk and smash a vase, along with being talked off a window ledge by one of her maids. At the end of her six months at court, she returned to Provence to help the household. Isabeau gave birth to a girl, Faustine de Provence and Anais left for Versailles a few days later.

## Titles and Styles

**? 1745 - Present** *Mademoiselle de Provence*

## Fun Facts

* Favorite color is purple
* Called "petite etoile" by her father
François de Polignac

**François de Polignac,** Marquis de Chalençon(12 August 1737-) was the bastard son of Louis XV and his short-term mistress Duchesse Caroline de Poliganc.

## Life

Francois was born from Duchesse Caroline de Polignac who had a short term affair with King Louis XV at the Chateau de Versailles. Caroline died soon after and he was raised by her husband, the Duc de Polignac, and kept his true fatherhood secret in order to avoid shame of his wife's infidelity. He was given the title of the Marquis de Chalencçon at birth. He was told of his true parentage as he got older and always had a grudge towards the royal family and wanted to become King of France.

## Titles and Styles

**12 August 1737- Present** *His grace, the Marquis de Chalen*çon
Georgine de Croy

**Georgine de Croy, Duchess de Croy**; born **Georgiana Gainsborough** (1739-), was an English-born who entered the French court by marrying Phillipe, Duc de Croy. She was in reality used as a pawn for her family in order to help King George III gain any information they could about France due to growing tensions that grew into the Seven Years War.

## Early Life

Born in London, England as a daughter of a well respected aristocratic family and her father was an advisor to King George III. She was sent to France to live with her uncle, a wealthy Parisian financier who gave loans to bankrupt nobility. She was arranged to marry the recently widowed Duc de Croy.

## Marriage to the Duc de Croy

She married the Duc de Croy in 1756 and she had one daughter

* Louise Marie de Croÿ (1757-)

## Titles and Styles

? **1739- ? 1756** *Lady Georgiana Gainsborough*

**? 1756- Present** *Her Grace, The Duchesse de Croy*
Henriette Arouet

**Elisabeth Henriette Arouet** (1746-Present), technically youngest daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet and twin sister of Louise Victoire Arouet and a member of the bastard cadet branch of the Valois house. She and her sister both became the handmaids of Catherine de Rohan in 1751 after her father lost a substantial amount of money gambling and had his debt paid by the Comte d'Artois. They later served his second wife Jeanne d'Artois in 1765

 Early Life

Elisabeth Henriette Arouet was the twin daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet, a woman from Bavaria. Their father was a bourgeoisie business man in Calais, France who was related to the Maison de Valois. Her mother died when she was six years old due to illness and her father turned to drinking and gambling. His gambling left their family in large debt, which the Comte d'Artois paid.

Victoire and Henriette, both wanting to leave home, became femme de chambres of Catherine de Rohan, the first wife of the Comte d'Artois, and his second wife, Jeanne Becu.

## At Versailles

Henriette and her sister Victoire followed the Comtesse d'Artois to Versailles or wherever she went. While they were both femme de chambres, Henriette performed more of the minor and menial tasks such as mending, starching, and ironing clothing or tidying rooms.

### Investigations

On December 30, 1765 the apartments of the Comte d'Artois were raided and searched. Lieutenant Henri Fosse questioned both Henriette and her sister about their whereabouts on Christmas Eve due to the King's death at the Christmas Eve Ball. They were found innocent and no one was arrested
"Mademoiselle Lange"

Based on real police reports either word by word or some words changed. Most of these I didn't make up.

"Beneath the surface she has a very tired air"

"The Marquis (sic) d'Artois appeared on Monday night with is mistress, at his box at the Opera, a woman by the name of Mademoiselle Lange. She is a woman of around 19 years of age, tall, well-made with a noble air and a pretty face." - January 1760

"On Tuesday, May 12, 1761, at ten o'clock in the evening, they appeared before us....Jeanne Lange wife (sic) of messire (sic) Charles, Comte d'Artois."

"On the rue de Juisenne there lived a Mademoislle Lange, kept by the Comte d'Artois, who has started to call herself the Comtesse d'Artois' - April, 1761

"Mademoiselle Lange, aged 18, tall, well made, red hair, brown eyes, fair skin, a good figure...she has a group of servants"

"Mademoiselle Becu, born in the capital, was sold to Madame Gordan's at around 15...Had a few admirers but none lasting"
Guy Beaumont

Really tried to make this look like Justin Theroux but,,,

**Guy Beaumont** (1733-) was the Captain of the Royal Guard at the Chateau de Versailles. Born in the first and only son of Eve Beaumont. He became the Captain of the Royal guard after the death of the former captain for illness and has been working for the Guard for 12 years.

## Early Life

Guy was born in Bayeux, France but moved to Versailles after his father died of smallpox or the winter plague. He enlisted into the Royal Guard when he became 18.

## At Versailles

Guy worked as a guard for the Royal Guard for 11 years until 1762 when the Captain of the Royal Guard passed away and he was promoted to Captain in his place. There was a rumor that he killed the former Captain via poison but has not been proven to be true. Guy became friends with Francois de Polignac, illegitimate child of King Louis XV along with Henri Fosse, Lieutenant of the Royal Guard.

### Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

During the Christmas Eve Ball, Guy Beaumont witnessed the death of Louis XV by poison and was in the charge of leading the investigation to solve his murder.

### Investigation of King Louis XV's Death

Guy started the investigation into the King's death with the question of the serving staff and the searching of their apartments. On 30 December 1765, Guy was informed on by Henri Fosse that the King did die of hemlock . Lieutenant Fosse suspected that the Comte d'Artois or his wife's femme de chambre's, Victoire and Henriette Arouet, could have been involved. Soon after the apartment's belonging to the Artois's was searched by a group of guards led by Lieutenant Fosse with Victoire and Henriette being questioned. But no evidence was found that connected any of the Artois's to the King's assassination and no arrests were made but the Comte d'Artois was very angry

Guy continued with the questioning and searching of apartments of both nobles and servants alike. The next day the Comte d'Artois came to see Guy at his office.
Céline Durand

**Céline Durand** (1746- present), was the youngest daughter of Clement and Aline Durand. She became a maid at Versailles in 1755. She was the youngest sister of Lucille Durand (9 May 1743-present) and oldest of Pierre Durand (1739-1764). Céline, Lucille, and Rene Janvier worked together to assassinate King Louis XV on the night of the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765. Her brother Pierre died in the winter of '64 to illness.

## Early Life

Celine Durand was the youngest daughter and second child of Clement and Aline Durand who were fish merchants in Toulon. In the winter of 1764 Celine's brother, Pierre Durand, died from illness. Shortly after both Celine and her sister Lucille left Toulon in order to find jobs in the city to make their own money.

## At Versailles

### Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

Celine and her sister both got jobs working as maids at the Palace of Versailles. Working there for almost a year, Celine and Lucille along with Rene Janvier plotted to poison Louis XV's food at the Christmas Eve Ball in 1765 with hemlock. This plan was successful and Louis XV died that same night. Celine got the bag of hemlock from Rene and hid it in an unknown location.

## Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

24 December 1765, Céline and Lucille Durand along with Rene Javier planned the poisoning of Louis XV with hemlock. During the dinner, Rene Janvier poisoned the dish Louis XV was eating and passed away a few hours later and Céline hid the hemlock in an unknown location.
Comte Alexandre de Valois

**Alexandre Phillipe de Valois,** Comte de Valois (March 22 1743-), the only son of Madeleine de Valois and Phillipe de Valois, who were distant cousins. He received his title after the death of his grandfather, skipping his mother due to succession laws attached to the title.

## Bio

The only son of Madeleine and Phillipe de Valois who were distant cousins and was the last male member of the the Valois line. He was born and raised in the Hotel de Valois in Paris. Due to his weak constitution he was secluded from the greater part of society, his family only having a small circle. Due to some scandals the Valois family didn't return to court. At the end of 1765, Alexandre became infected with pneumonia.

## Titles and Styles

**22 March 1743- ?** *His Grace, Alexandre de Valois*

**?- Present** *His Grace, the Comte de Valois, Peer de France*
Pierre DuBois

"When he begins to weary of a woman he invariable sells her off. But it must be admitted that he is a connosieeur and his merchandise is eminently salable"

"At peace, in 1762, he was rich. But on the moral level completely lost. He just has to dig deeper into the expedients and become a libertine of the worst kind to provide for his tastes of luxury and pleasure."

"He opened his own gambling salon which he hosts he most shady company"
Chateau de Varlemont

**Château de Varlemont** is located in the town of the same name in Artois. Varlement is located 20 minutes from Arras.

The name of Château d'Artois which is sometimes given to it, is improper. It corresponds to the name of it's original family, the Maison d'Artois who held the title of Comte d'Artois. But it is officially referred to the more logical names of Château de Varlemont.

## History

There is evidence of château existed on it's current location since the 15th century but has received many makeovers during years. The chateau's original owner's were the Barly family died it was left vacant. The château was acquired by the Artois family during the late 17th century.Louis Antoine d'Artois transformed the old château and raised the current one in early 18th century. The construction was finished in 1750 and served as a retreat to the Artois family. The chateau was designed by Vindicien-Antoine Blin with interior paneling by Arras-born Cesar Lepage. The whole chateau is made out of white Artois stone.

In 1755, the chateau was given to Charles Xavier Edmund d'Artois, Comte d'Artois after his first marriage. He redecorated the chateau adding a large fashionable garden and an ice house.

The chateau is decorated in mostly light colors such as blue, white, or cream depending on the room.

The chateau comprises of the main building, independent chapel, entrance gate, outer buildings, fruit and vegetable garden, flower garden, stables, courtyard, ice house, and a large wooded area surrounding.

## Reference Pictures

Not necessarily what it looks like inside

* Drawing room
* Drawing room
* Drawing room
* Portrait by unknown artist depicting the Artois family in 1665 in the Comtesse d'Artois's bedroom
* The chapel
* Front
* Boudoir
* Dining room
* Aerial view
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House of Artois

The **House of Artois** was an ancient noble house founded by Comte Charles I d'Artois in the 13th century. In 1297, Artois was created one of the first peerages created after the original twelve.

## History

The descendants from the first Comte d'Artois, Charles I, the Comte d'Artois held the land of Artois, France. The Artois family was very wealthy, having an income of 500,000 livres a year (equal to about 2 million today).

The Artois's were very high nobility, able to get themselves Honors of the Court and Louvre. The House of Artois were a constant presence in court until the 18th century when the house started to fall.

### Succession dispute

In 1755, when Comte Louis Antoine d'Artois died of illness a dispute of succession started since his eldest son, Xavier d'Artois, was missing. The Parlement officially declared that his youngest son Charles d'Artois could inherit the title. This would become a problem when Xavier d'Artois would resurface in England, married to Elisabeth of York. Though Xavier did not try to get the title back from his brother or did anyone want French land to belong to an English family.

### Artois-York

Xavier d'Artois (1737-) was the son of Comte Louis Antoine d'Artois and married Elisabeth of York, heiress to the York estate after he left France. Their last names were combined to create the cadet house of Artois-York.

## Modern Artois Family

1. Comte Louis Antoine d'Artois, married Helene de Valois
	1. Louis Xavier Antoine d'Artois (1737), married Elisabeth of York
		1. Lord Henry (1755-)
		2. Lady Helene (1757-)
	2. Comte Charles Xavier Edmund d'Artois (1739-), married Catherine de Rohan (1755-1765), Jeanne Becu (1765), no issue
	3. Sophie d'Artois, died shortly after childbirth

## Notable Members

**Comte Charles X d'Artois** (1739-) was the Comte d'Artois starting from 1755. He was raised away from court but officially came to court in 1755. He was an infamous member of the court due to rumors of melancholia and his annulment to Catherine de Rohan and marriage to his commoner mistress, Jeanne Becu.
Farming Life Summary

## Summary of Isekai Nonbiri Nouka (Farming Life in Another World)

This manga is based on Naitou Kinosuke's light novel series by same name, drawn by Tsurui Yasuyuki. This is an isekai (another world) fantasy slice of life comedy story, with the additional themes harem and light adventuring.

### The Story

The manga is centered around resurrected human Hiraku Machio, sent by a god to live on world of his choosing as a farmer. He has the uncanny ability to befriend most people he encounters and arguably charm most women he meets (to his dismay) as he wishes to live peaceful life.

He carves out a farm in middle of Forest of Death (ably named), where array of people and creatures make home on his farm and later village with him the chief.

People are drawn to him due to his serenity of living peacefully despite living in a highly dangerous place. Initially people who came to him was due to they needed sanctuary from the hostility of the world and his food he raises which is uniquely grown by him alone due to his enchanted farming tool. Also, many early who were humanoid were females develop mad crushes on him.
Apartments d'Artois

ays took longer for women to get ready. He reclines back and glances around the room. Even though he hates being at Versailles, he always liked his rooms. The white walls and dark wooden furniture are gilded but the rest of the furniture is either white or a pale shade of blue. He made it to look like his estate and even brought in excess furniture to make this place feel more like home.
Henri Fosse

**Henri Fosse** (1741-) was the Lieutenant of the Guard under Guy Beaumont at the Chateau de Versailles.

## Early Life

Henri was found in a ditch at two weeks old outside of the Church of Notre-Dame which is where his last name came from. Henri was raised by the clergy but developed no meaningful connections to any of them. He was often disciplined more harshly and for lesser things that the other boys his age likely due to his red hair and his predisposition for devilish things. He grew rebellious as he got older and began pranking the clergy, often getting the other boys into his plans. The clergy dismissed him when he was 14 and was old enough to find a job. He was able to find a job shining armor and weapons.

## Seven Years War

When the Seven Years War started, Henri joined the French navy as a powder-monkey aboard a ship, running ammunition to cannons. At 17, he was made a sharpshooter in the same ship and got the nickname "Fiery Fosse" from his shipmates for his skills with the sniper and his red hair. Henri strayed from his Catholic upbringing as he discovered the world of drinking, gambling, and sex from his shipmates.

When he was 20, Henri was shot in the neck by a British sniper which almost killed him. Henri was honorably discharged and sent back to France to heal.

## At Versailles

Once he recovered he found a job working as a guard in the Palace of Versailles. Henri became the Lieutenant of the Royal Guard and was good friends with the Captain, Guy Beaumont. Henri also became notorious for his flirting and sleeping with serving girls. There was even a rumor when he first joined the Guard that he slept with one of the Princesses but it was highly doubted.

### Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

During the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765, Henri Fosse was in charge of guards that patrolled the grounds of the palace while the Captain was in charge of the outside. So Henri was not inside to see the poisoning of Louis XV.

## Investigation of Louis XV's death

The investigation of Louis XV's death began with the questioning of the serving staff and searching of apartments. Henri assisted Guy Beaumont by compiling a list of possible suspects. Henri told Guy that he suspected that the assassins had to be a family and asked to question the Comtesse d'Artois's two femme de chambres, Victoire and Henriette Arouet. Later, Guy Beaumont ordered that the apartments belonging to the Artois family to be searched.

Henri and five other guards searched the apartments of the Comte d'Artois and questioned Victoire and Henriette. But, nothing was found and no arrests were made. The Comte d'Artois was not pleased at all with this decision.
Pierre Du Bois

The Worst: Part Two

**Pierre du Bois** (1740-) was a gutter journalist, smuggler, caricaturist, procurer, and owner of a gambling salon on the historical Rue de Neuve Saint-Eustache. He is the founder of the *Le Pamphlétaire Cuirassè ou Anecdotes Scandaleuses de la Cour de France* and the *Le Tableau de France* under the name Morande. He was nicknamed *Le Roue* by the Court and his cousin, Jacques de Bryas.

## Life

Pierre was the second child of Marie du Bois (nee Bryas) and Alexandre du Bois, who belonged to an old noble family but impoverished. Smallpox ravaged and killed many members of his family, including his mother and older brother Alexandre II.

### Education

When he was 16, he was sent to the Ecole Militaire, an elite school in Paris exclusive for sons of wealthy and poor nobility. There he was able to study philosophy and literature along with drinking with his school fellows. His father six months later and he decided to leave the school.

### After Leaving the Ecole Militaire

Pierre spent the following years living off his inheritance, spending large sums of money of gambling, drinking, and luxuries. He went to his grandfather, the Marquis de Bryas, for money and got involved in gambling and procurering. Along with smuggling illegal books from England to France and counterfeiting.

## Life in England

During his time smuggling he was introduced to London's Grub Street. There, he made some money by writing and drawing relatively harmless satires or caricatures where he made fun of the lifestyles of all social classes in London.

## In Paris

After his time in London's Grub Street, he decided he wanted to write his own pamphlets as well, but with a more serious journalistic flair. He built his own ring of writers, printers, and distributors and has made his successful and somewhat monthly pamphlet *Le Pamphlétaire Cuirassè ou Anecdotes Scandaleuses de la Cour de France.*

### Relationship with the Vicomte d'Arras and the Comte d'Artois

Deeply in debt, the Marquis de Bryas cut him off. Pierre turned to his next relative he could think of, his cousin and the new Vicomte d'Arras, Jacques de Bryas. Which he accepted out of perceived obligation. Under some other terms and conditions, the Vicomte de Bryas gives Pierre a monthly allowance in exchange for him helping his friend, the Comte d'Artois spread rumors.

#### The Death of Louis XV and Investigation

After the death of Louis XV, Pierre was commissioned by the Comte d'Artois, via his wife's femme de chambre, Victoire Arouet to write that Louis XV's death was really by poison.
Isabelle d'Aubigne

## Isabelle d'Aubigné

I tried really hard to make this look like the girl from Poldark but it just was not working

## Duchesse d'Aubigne

### Issue:

Henry de Aubigné Emile de Aubigné (Illegitimate, from Louis XV)

Rose de Aubigné

### Residence:

A few miles from Versailles (Paris?)

**Isabelle d'Aubigne, Duchesse d'Aubigne** (1744-Present) was the wife of the Duc d'Aubigne.

## Early Life

Only daughter of Esme Marbot and Louis Marbot who were gifted the title of Victome before she was born and lived a simple provincial life in a small town in the countryside. Louis and Esme produced no further children and started to separate with Esme becoming addicted to gambling.

## Marriage to the Duc d'Aubigne

When she was 18 she met Laurent d'Aubigne, Duc d'Aubigne as he was visiting the country and met Isabelle d'Aubigne and become Isabelle became infatuated with him. Isabelle's father encouraged the match as it would increase the family's circumstances if she married well and they were married shortly after.

They spent the first year of their marriage travelling throughout France but settled down in their residence close to Versailles when their first son, Henry d'Aubigne, was born. After which Laurent became less interested in Isabelle and looked for newer women. Laurent began to see faults in Isabelle and accused her of having bad genes. While he was sweet to her in public, behind closed doors the Duc was physically abusive. She also gave birth to a daughter, Rose d'Aubigne.

Isabelle increased her time at Versailles to spend time in society and gardens when Laurent began to travel more. During this time Louis XV noticed Isabelle's sweet nature and Isabelle began an affair with the monarch. Isabelle became pregnant again and urged her husband to return so the illegitimate child stayed a secret.

## Children

With Laurent, Duc d'Aubigne

* Henry d'Aubigne (1762- Present)
* Rose d'Aubigne (1764-Present)

With Louis XV of France

* Emilie d'Aubigne (1763-Present)

## Titles and Styles

**? 1744- ? 1762**  *Mademoiselle Isabelle Marbot*

**? 1762- Present** *Her Grace, Isabelle d'Aubigne, The Duchesse d'Aubigne, Dame de Surimeau*
Nobles

List of noble houses

**Ancient Noblesse**

**High**

House of Artois

House of Artois-York

House of Aubigne

House of Aumont

House of Angoulme

House of Blois

House of Brissac

House of Burgundy

House of Croy

House of Foix

House of Harcourt

House of Orleans

House of Polignac

House of Provence

House of Rohan

House of Valois

House of Vendôme

**Low**

House of Bryas

House of DuBois

**New nobility**

House of Marbot
Victoire Arouet

**Louise Victoire Arouet** (1746-Present), technically oldest daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet and twin sister of Henriette Elisabeth Arouet and a member of the illegitimate cadet branch of the Valois house. She and her sister both became the handmaids of Catherine de Rohan in 1751 after her father lost a substantial amount of money gambling and had his debt paid by the Comte d'Artois. They later served his second wife Jeanne d'Artois in 1765

## Early Life

Louis Victoire Arouet was the twin daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet, a woman from Bavaria. Their father was a bourgeoisie business man in Calais, France who was related to the Maison de Valois. Her mother died when she was six years old due to illness and her father turned to drinking and gambling. His gambling left their family in large debt, which the Comte d'Artois paid.

Victoire and Henriette, both wanting to leave home, became femme de chambres of Catherine de Rohan, the first wife of the Comte d'Artois, and his second wife, Jeanne Becu.

## At Versailles

Victoire and her sister Henriette followed the Comtesse d'Artois to Versailles or wherever she went. While they were both femme de chambres, Victoire served a more important role of bookkeeping the Comtesse's wardrobe expenses, while also running errands for the Comte d'Artois and other important discreet tasks.

### Investigations

On December 30, 1765 the apartments of the Comte d'Artois were raided and searched. Lieutenant Henri Fosse questioned both about their whereabouts on Christmas Eve due to the King's death at the Christmas Eve Ball. They were found innocent and no one was arrested.

31 December 1765, Victoire left the Palace in secret to Paris in order to fulfill the wishes of the Comte d'Artois to commission a piece in the *Le Pamphlétaire Cuirassè ou Anecdotes Scandaleuses de la Cour de France.* from Pierre Du Bois. In order to tell the people about the real cause of King's death.
Makura

**Makura** (マクラ, *Makura*?) is a young Demon Spider and daughter of Zabuton, the great demon spider whom retired to raise her in the Taiju Village. She is noted being one of his mother's oldest children.

## Notable Actions

Makura while raised on the farm of Hiraku Machio, learned from birth how to survive and fight. Like many of her siblings, she was raised with young Inferno Hounds of the farm and went on expeditions into the wilds of the Forest of Death, which surrounds the village.

Makura is most noted for being the first winner of the Taiju Village Martial Tournaments. She would be defeated in a brief but fierce fight with Uno, in the 2nd Tournament.

## Gallery

Makura demonstrating a Demon Spider's high speed and agility while fighting Ru Rurushi.In combat, Makura is able form balls of spider web and use it as ballistic weapons.Makura battling Uno during the 2nd Martial Tournament
Lucille Durand

I really like this one

**Lucille Durand** (1743- present), youngest daughter of Clement and Aline Durand. She became a maid at Versailles in 1765. She was the oldest sister of Céline Durand (1746-present) and Pierre Durand (1739-1755). Lucille, her sister Celine, and Rene Javier were involved in the murder of Louis XV in 1765.

## Early Life

Lucille Durand was the oldest daughter and oldest child of Clement and Aline Durand who were fish merchants in Toulon, France. In the winter of 1764, Lucille's brother Pierre died from illness. Shortly after both Lucille and her sister Celine left Toulon in order to find jobs in the city to make their own money.

## At Versailles

### Christmas Eve Ball of 1765

Lucille and her sister both got jobs working as maids at the Palace of Versailles. Working there for almost a year, Celine and Lucille along with Rene Janvier plotted to poison Louis XV's food at the Christmas Eve Ball in 1765 with hemlock. This plan was successful and Louis XV died that same night. Celine got the bag of hemlock from Rene and hid it in an unknown location.
Parallel worlds

A **parallel universe**, also known as a **parallel dimension**, **alternate universe** or **alternate reality**, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a “multiverse". While the three terms are generally synonymous and can be used interchangeably in most cases, there is sometimes an additional connotation implied with the term "alternate universe/reality" that implies that the reality is a variant of our own, with some overlap with the similarly-named

## Parallel Worlds

### Inhabitants

* ?

alternate history.
Hell

**Hell** is a supernatural dimension of misery and fire created by The Devil thousands of years ago.

It is initially one of the two destinations one takes in the afterlife for 3,000 years. It is believed to be an awful, fiery realm populated by every soul (both human and non-human) that has failed to find peace.

This realm is considered a "hell" due to its similarity to the unpleasant afterlife that is believed to exist by many religions as well as the violence by which it sucks in its eventual residents. However, contrary to the religious belief that only sinners are damned to hell, it has been proven that this is not the case.

## **Creation**

It is currently unknown how the Hell was created.
Charles VI

**Charles VI** (1741-1761) was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire after the death of his father Emperor Francis I. He is known for being engaged with Princesse Lea Genevieve but dying before their marriage date, which also produced an illegitimate child, Sophia "Amalia" Yvette.

## Early Life

Charles was the second child and first son born from Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. He was interested in the military and outdoor activities. Charles caught a severe case of influenza growing up which permanently weakened his lung.

## Holy Roman Emperor

When he was nine years old when his father passed away and he became the Holy Roman Emperor in name only. Even as he grew older his mother was stilling ruling *de facto.*

### Engagement

When Charles was 20, he met Princesse Lea Genevieve de France during her 18th birthday celebration ball. After a month, Charles had to return to Austria.

### Death

While travelling back to Austria, he was diagnosed with consumption and died shortly after he returned to Vienna.

## Children

Princesse Lea Genevieve, who was pregnant with his illegitimate child, gave birth to a child after his death. She traveled to Vienna in order to give birth in secret.

* Sophia "Amalia" Yvette (1761-)

## Titles and Styles

**1741-1751** *His Imperial Highness Archduke Joseph of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany*

**1751-1761** *His Imperial Majesty The Holy Roman Emperor*

*Charles VI, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August*

* King of Germany, Jerusalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria
* Archduke of Austria
* Duke of Lorraine, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola
* Grand Duke of Tuscany
* Grand Princce of Transylvania
* Duke of Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Gelderland, Württemberg, the Upper and Lower Silesia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Auschwitz, Zator, Calabria, Bar, Montferrat, Teschen
* Prince of Swabia, Charleville
* Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Hennegau, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca
* Margrave of Antwerp, Burgau, the Upper and Lower Lusatia, Pont-à-Mousson, Nomeny, Moravia
* Count of Namur, Vaudémont, Blâmont, Zutphen, Saarwerden, Salm, Falkenstein
* Lord of the Wendish March and Mechelen
Doppelgänger

**Doppelgängers**, also known as **Shadow-Selves** or **Mortal Shadow Selves**, are a supernatural occurrence that were created by Nature.

## **Creation**

The phenomenon of the shadow-self occurs to counterbalance a disruption to Nature's law that all living things must die.

## **Powers and Abilities**

* **Blood:** Doppelgängers, being mystical and recurrent, are massive sources of magical power.
	+ The blood of a doppelgänger can be used to link supernatural beings with the help of magic conducted by any witch.
	+ Their blood can also be used to bind an extremely powerful curse or spell or to use as a power source in spells that require more magic than the witch in question possesses on their own.
	+ For some spells, the blood must come from a human doppelgänger. For other spells, the blood of a doppelgänger can still be used even if they've been turned into a vampire.
	+ The blood of the last two "living" doppelgängers can be used to reverse spells cast using non-traditional forms of magic, especially Spirit Magic (e.g. turning a vampire back into a (dead) human, undoing the spell that bound the Other Side, reversing the spells cast on daylight rings for vampires, removing a triggered gene in those cursed with lycanthropy, etc).
* **Linking:** Doppelgängers, being modeled after immortals and other doppelgängers, have an inherently strong mystical connection to each other that can be used to invoke linking spells.
* **Unique Physiology:** Doppelgängers are fully capable of being turned into vampires, and can retain the mystical properties of their blood despite their vampiric abilities. Since they can also be born witches, it can be assumed that doppelgängers could theoretically also be born as other supernatural species, such werewolves or Brotherhood of the Five hunters.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Magic:** Doppelgängers are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, and Dark Objects.
* **Mortality:** Despite of their supernatural status, doppelgängers are very much human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, etc.)