| January 26 |
Marshal Luxembourg and two of his servants are
arrested in Poison Affair. |
| February 3 |
Rumors have been circulating that someone
"at court" has been using poison. |
| February 27-March 18 |
The court (Mme de Guise included) goes to
Châlons to meet the Dauphine and attend the wedding there. Mme de Richelieu
leaves Montmartre (where she has been serving Mme de Toscane) to become
member of Dauphine's household. Mme de Guise remains at court. |
| April 11 |
Roquette of Autun gives the funeral
oration of Mme de Longueville at Great Carmel, as part of her Bout de l'An. |
| April |
The most illustrious among the people
arrested in the Poison Affair are released. |
| April 24 |
Charpentier's tenebrae music is
performed at the Abbaye-aux-Bois. |
| Early May |
The king and the Dauphin and Dauphine
attend mass at Montmartre. |
| May 10 |
Great fete at Saint-Cloud to honor
the Dauphin and the Dauphine. |
| May 13 |
The Dauphine
pays a visit to Montmartre. |
| June 14 |
Mme de Guise is still in Paris, i.e.,
something has delayed her annual departure for Alençon. |
| June
27 |
With the royal family,
Mme de Guise
participates in the Corpus Christi procession at Versailles. |
| July |
Mme de Guise has gone to Alençon. |
| September-October |
Mlle de Guise and her
"Music" make a trip through Champagne. |
| September 24- mid
October |
The Dauphin has a
continuous fever and a "dévoyement."
|
| November 14 |
First performance of
Les Fous divertissants with music by Charpentier. |
| November 15 |
Mme de Guise has just returned to Paris
from Alençon and is on her way to court. |
| December 5 (?) |
The queen lunches at the Hôtel
de Guise. |
| December |
The Dauphin has yet
another relapse, then finally recovers his health. |
