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Louis Garrel as Louis Le Juste

#louis xiii #king louis xiii of france #he is so cute

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Louis XIII and his cooking adventures 🍴🥞

When it comes to our Louis XIII cult, I often refer to the king's iconic omelettes, but what about his other stuff? For example, he really loved sweets (like beignets or jams), but could he also cook them? The answer is YES, and that's not even all yet!

Louis was a curious child who's head was already filled with various interests and cooking became one of them when he was only ten years old at the time (which is quite unusual for a king). First ever case of the king cooking was recorded on february 11th of 1611, when he was preparing milk soups for the Duchess of Guise / Catherine of Cleves. So milk soup, most likely, could be Louis' very first dish made by himself!

Of course many kids have a sweet tooth and our precious omelette king was not an exception which I guess is why he started to learn how to cook mostly from recipes of sweets. Also, take a shot every time I say "sweets" or "cooking" (don't..) 🕊️

So, among 17th century royal sw- *ahem* DESSERTS we had in our menu – a jam, quince jelly, beignets (basically french donuts) and marzipans. In a well-known, among many of y'all Louis stalkers, journal of his doctor Jean Héroard I found some clear evidence of Louis XIII cooking some of these himself, so here it is feat. me periodically panicking over my own translation because my half-french friend is too busy atm and I don’t wanna bother them:

June 6th, 1611 — «He walks through the corridor from the study to the paneled gallery where he had an oven for making jams, he is amused to see how it's done.» I know it's not exactly him cooking, but I just wanted to leave it here :")

October 15th, 1612 — «Madame comes to see him; he has fun making jam with Mademoiselle de Vendôme»

January 29th, 1613 — «He often has fun making almond milk and marzipans at Madame's house.»

March 6th, 1615 — «It was very cold; he goes to the kitchen, makes omelettes, beignets, fried eggs; it was he who made them and ate a little of that he tasted.» Pretty sure the last few words could be translated better because it's always rather my terrible french or a little confusing way of Héroard's writing, so feel free to correct me.

February 3rd, 1616 — «He is preparing a small snack of dry jam for the queen, who must come to him at two o'clock. After going back to bed, he happily forms various battalions of his little silver men.»

February 5th, 1622 — «He leaves Saint-Germain, goes to Pontoise, where he enjoys making and eating beignets; while dining at Cormeille, he suddenly goes to the goblet in which he makes little cream puffs.» The original text says «petits choux au lait» and I have no idea what could that exactly be, but it seems like some sort of little éclair-like buns made of milk? Little cream puffs?? Maybe by «choux au lait» Jean meant «choux à la crème» which were invented back in 1540 in France.

I know you've been waiting for the quince jelly too, but unfortunately I couldn't find anything about the jelly :c Though, judging by what we've got here It's still quite possible Louis could cook quince jelly as well, hmm... Anyways, if you know something I don't know of the jelly mystery, hit me up!

In the future, this great love for desserts will be inherited by his son Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (brother of Louis XIV), who is also a very interesting character in history!!

In conclusion I must say that Louis not only had a sweet tooth, but also a big love for trying out different things, all this curiosity and pure excitement, even when it comes to something so simple and familiar like food, will never ever stop to fascinate me :"D

Btw speaking about Louis 'trying out different things', I of course still have a lot to share on this as well! Stay tuned and have a good day/night 💘💘💘

#louis xiii #king louis xiii of france #he is so cute #omelette cult

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Louis XIII of France, born 1601, reigned 1610-1643. Soldier, artist, musician, composer, dancer, hunter, and first and foremost, a king with no love for his role, but who spent his life strengthening the monarchy against the opposition of much of the nobility and most of his own family. Overshadowed in popular imagination by Cardinal Richelieu, but they were friends, not enemies - don’t believe the fiction, it’s based on junk written by people who hated them (and lost the political fight).

Also the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen in my life. <3

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say what you will about the historical figure of Cardinal Richelieu but the ‘black breastplate over cardinal’s robes’ look is some warhammer shit

#cardinal richelieu #always so hot #hot cardinal #hot généralissime #Stare at me with disdain plz #red robe and military suit

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Louis XIII as the demon of fire (a. k. a. one of his most iconic looks), extra imressive for its time! The costume was expected to resemble fire, so it was made from enamel blades to make the costume reflect all the candles in the hall during the king's dance.

#you are a cuuuuute sunflower my baby #Louis XIII

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DYING BUT ELEGANT

#cardinal richelieu #armand jean du plessis #armand richelieu #richelieu(1977) #pierre vernier

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DYING VIOLENTLY. EXPLODING AND CRYING. VISCERA EVERY WHERE.

#cardinal richelieu #omg #heavens #he is so hot

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#awwwwwwww #he is so cute #louis xiii

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1620s tumblr simulator

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Truly nothing worse than when another volume of Don Quixote gets translated and I have to deal with a flood of dumb Englishmen who don’t get any of the cultural context. This isn’t one of your little Shakespeare plays, it’s a profound meditation on Spanish values!

#libra speaks #miguel cervantes #don quixote #don quixote de la mancha #sancho panza #dulcinea del toboso

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if sanxote doesn’t become canon in this next volume i’m bringing a plague rat on my next trip to the continent

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spent all me booty on some new toys

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i think i hauve the bubonic plague

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hey guys i think i’ve figured out why my sect leader insisted on rescuing this idiot scholar from the embroidered uniform guard

#it’s not THE stupidest rescue we’ve done but it’s up there #anyways i’ll investigate more and update when i’m sure

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Vote to settle the Protestant question once and for all!

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pussy from a boy who failed the imperial exams four times and got last place on the fifth

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oh this is absolutely the wrong account

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gave one of these mayflower guys some of my popcorn and he started giving thanks to god, instead of me, the one who made the popcorn and gave it to him.

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eunuch wei just summoned me for a private conference. hopefully this is the promotion i’ve been working for!

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Just added to my shop!!

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Beautiful work!!

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for anyone who doesn't know, the emperor runs both accounts lol. one wonders how the mandate of heaven could rest on someone who prefers woodworking to governing. but of course that’s not for me to speculate

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apparently the notorious catholic l*brolibra is claiming to be a spanish noblewoman now? the TRUTH is she’s an eelmonger’s daughter and the poxiest wench in london, and i have proof

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#lmao #even mentioned emperor tianqi #the mandate of heaven of course won't rest on him because Ming dynasty will break down soon #huhuhu #i want to see more historical memes like that

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Richelieu on the Sea Wall of La Rochelle. (Henri Paul Motte)

#he is so handsome #cardinal richelieu #cardinal-genéralissime #with red robes and steel armour

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01 BEETHOVEN THE TITAN

   Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16, 1770, the son of a court musician. His father was determined to make him a child prodigy and trained him vigorously.

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#he is so cute

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change again,thank you@riverandhill for the meaningful comment!

mmmmmua～💕

#louichelieu #king louis xiii of france #louis xiii

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2023.12.8 re-edit:improved some details to make them more soft

mmmmmua～💕

#louichelieu #which version would you like

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But Richelieu was certainly highly strung. The cool, self-controlled exterior which he usually presented to the world concealed an exceedingly nervous temperament. Bad news had to be broken to him, gently. He would shed tears at the drop of a hat, causing Marie de' Medici to comment contemptuously: 'he cries whenever he wants to'. Sometimes Richelieu would hide his emotion by taking to his bed. He was also prone to melancholia. His friend, the bishop of Lavaur, wrote: 'He had a melancholic spirit and was infected by the weakness of black bile. '

Robert J. Knecht, Richelieu

#my poor meow meow

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To Exist Is To Resist. 19th August 2014.

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added to @no-pain 's meme

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my senseless scrawl chibis icons for my dead boys:

#cardinal richelieu #louis xiii #king louis xiii of france #armand richelieu #sketchbook #louichelieu #maybe #i love them sm #icons