Found this book quite a few years ago called, “Memoirs of the Courts of Europe”, published by P.F. Collier & Sons, 1910, in a used book store.
There are compilation of letters in three different sections of the book: Memoirs of Marguerite De Valois; Madame De Pompadour; Catherine De Medici.
The letters I was drawn to was Marguerite De Valois, the daughter of Catherine De Medici and the wife of King Henry III of Navarre who ultimately became Henry IV of France.
There were two excerpts that I found be informative by Marguerite which illustrated the manner in which the “elite” treat someone who gets in the way of their agenda. I went on-line yesterday and according to some, Marguerite tended to keep things stirred up in the royal court. Finally the King got fed up with her activities, putting her into confinement.
History has always been slanted towards the perception of the highest bidder, so hard telling what was really going on during that time frame.
Here are the excerpts:
“For my part, I remained a close prisoner, without a visit from a single person, none of my most intimate friends daring to come near me, through the apprehension that such a step might prove injurious to their interests. Thus it is ever in Courts. Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd; the object of persecution being sure to be shunned by his nearest friends and dearest connections.” (Page 76)
(COMMENT: This type of behavior goes on today, and this was written back in the late 1500s or very early 1600s – over 400 years ago. It is evident that things have not really changed that much in regards to human behavior).
Evidently as she writes the following excerpt, there is reconciliation taking place between her and King Henry IV:
“Besides, I had found a secret pleasure, during my confinement, from the perusal of good books, to which I had given myself up with a delight I never before experienced. I consider this an obligation I owe the fortune, or, rather to Devine Providence, in order to prepare me, by such efficacious means, to bear up against the misfortunes and calamities that awaited me. By tracing nature in the universal book which is opened to all mankind, I was led to the knowledge of the Devine Author. Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we arrive, at length, at God. Misfortune prompts us to summon our utmost strength to oppose grief and recover tranquility, until at length we find a powerful aid in the knowledge and love of God, whilst prosperity hurries us away until we are overwhelmed by our passions. My captivity and its consequent solitude afforded me the double advantage of exciting a passion for study, and an inclination for devotion, advantages I had never experienced during the vanities and splendour of my prosperity.” (Page 80)
(COMMENT: That is how lemons are made into lemonade. Marguerite was a devout Catholic, so she had a belief system that helped anchor her during this period in her life).
(COMMENT: The greatest fears of the “elite” include their bloodline being eliminated, hence the illegitimate children, in case the core family is eliminated the bloodline still exists. Other fears include: being socially isolated and there being uncontrolled chaos. Their biggest fear is to be understood for who they really are, instead of how they project themselves to be, through physical manifestations such as material wealth, social status, you get the picture. Is this true for all of them, of course not, there is always the exception. )
They do onto others that which they fear will be done onto them.
Published: April 5, 2019
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