| January 1 |
Circumcision Day: the King and Queen
attend "vêpres chantées par la musique de la chapelle
[du roi]" at the Jesuit church of St.
Louis |
| January 2 |
Harlay de Chanvallon (who prides self on being a "relative" of the
Guises) is named archbishop of Paris |
| February 7 |
Wedding of a Lorraine d'Harcourt at the hôtel de Guise |
| February 8 |
The Confraternity of Notre Dame at church of Ste-Magdaleine honors its
new "abbé" (Harlay de Chanvallon) with a "Messe du St Esprit
avec une excellente musique" |
| March 17 |
Roquette, assisted by Ligny, bishop of Meaux, gives the pallium to Harlay
de Chanvallon at the Filles de la Visitation (this is evidence of how "thick"
the two prelates were, after the assembly of clergy of 1671) |
| March 17 |
Mme de Guise miscarries at Versailles and they fear for her life |
| March |
The Dowager of Orléans (Mme de Guise's mother) has suffered a
stroke |
| April 18 |
Redemption of prisoners at the church of the Mercy |
| April 23 |
The Duke of Guise leaves for Flanders with the royal court |
| May 22 |
The Duke of Guise goes to England and is received by the king |
| June 14 |
The Dowager of Orléans takes the habit
of the Tiers ordre (Third Order) of
St. Francis |
| July 13 |
Mlle de Guise and Mme de Guise go to court and present their condolences
for death of a prince |
| July 18 |
The Duke of Guise has just returned to Paris from England and falls ill
with smallpox |
| July 30 |
Death of Louis-Joseph de Lorraine, duke of Guise |
| August |
Mlle de Guise and Mme de Guise have withdrawn to Montmartre |
| August 15 |
The two woman are fighting about the guardianship of little Alençon |
| August 22 |
Pontifical mass at St-Jean-en-Grève for
Duke of Guise |
| October |
Mlle de Guise is named guardian of little Alençon |
| November 6 |
Mlle de Guise is at Hôtel de Guise for an official audience of
condolences with Tuscan resident |
| November 20 |
Mlle de Guise buys the domain of Montrésor (thereby adding her
late morganatic husband's county to her list of titles) |
| December |
Rouxel de Médavy takes possession of archbishopric of Rouen,
succeeding Harlay de Chanvallon |
| December 12 |
Despite her dispute with Mlle de Guise, Mme de Guise still lives at
Hôtel de Guise |
| December 25 |
Mlle de Guise and Mme de Guise are receiving the Tuscan resident at
Hôtel de Guise |
