Louis XIV, the Sun King
Not always privacy in the most intimate moments it was considered of fundamental importance, indeed.
At the time of Louis XIV, the Sun King , being admitted to his presence while he was intent on fulfilling his bodily needs, it was even an honor.
For heaven's sake, not that it was a common and plebeian water modern, but we doubt that the royal “seat” , a cabinet covered with precious velvet, equipped with a special majolica tray and a practical table for reading and writing, would give the human and natural operation an allure much higher than it actually has.
However, strange as it may seem to us, sitting comfortably on the “seat” , the king of France used to receive delegations of nobles, ministers and servants.
And the sense of modesty was such at that time, that even the announcement of his wedding was given by the king from his comfortable " armchair with a hole" .