Virginie Girod SEASON 2022 - 202305h00, December 01, 2022

Listen to the story of Madame de Pompadour, the favorite in charge of the pleasures of King Louis XV, told by historian Virginie Girod, in an unpublished story in two episodes.

Jeanne-Antoinette d'Étioles, Marquise de Pompadour, succeeded in imposing herself at Versailles with the complicity of those around her.

But his status is precarious.

And very quickly, his own health will threaten his future.

At the time, the Pompadour was surrounded by the great authors of her time, the writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot and d'Alembert.

In this episode of the podcast "At the heart of history" produced by Europe 1 Studio, Virginie Girod tells the rest of the fate of Madame de Pompadour who will play this role of fuse that we expect from a favorite... This story is a produced by Europe 1 Studio.

Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands November 11 with an unpublished story.

https://madame.lefigaro.fr/

"At the heart of history" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast. 

Writing and presentation: Virginie Girod 

- Producer: Adele Humbert 

- Artistic direction: Adèle Humbert and Julien Tharaud 

- Directed by: Clement Ibrahim 

- Original music: Julien Tharaud 

- Additional music: Julien Tharaud and Sébastien Guidis 

- Communication: Kelly Decroix 

- Distribution and writing: Eloise Bertil 

- Visual: Sidonie Mangin

Bibliography: 

Cécile Berly, the women of Louis XV, Perrin, 2018.

Subjects covered: Louis XV - Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson - Madame de Pompadour - Marie Leszczynska - Versailles

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