Louis XIV at Versailles surrounded by servants. Bizarre works were carried out at the palace, created specifically to please people
Of the impressive number of servants and strange jobs which took place at the palace of Versailles I already talked about in this post https://www.pilloledistoria.it/10134/storia-contemporanea/servitori-versailles-quanti, but going into details, what were these strange tasks created specifically to please as many people as possible?
Let's see some of the most bizarre.
Let's start with the king's chamber , almost as busy as a modern city:the first gentlemen were busy inside chamber, the first valets room, 40 valets and 4 watchmakers, including one with the only specific task of recharging the sovereign's watch every day.
To these were added the signalers, at least two at a time, that is, those who had the "very difficult" task of asking the monarch at what time he wanted Mass to be officiated.
What to say about the seat holders , the precious water the king's staff?
A category that actually, at a certain point, found it ugly, as the installation of a modern English toilet in the room risked making them lose their jobs; in the end, however, in order not to upset anyone, everyone kept their place.