2023-07-08 01:05:00
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TO LISTEN. As of his majority, Louis XIII had Concini and his wife la Galigaï executed, who plundered the finances of France.
Frederic Lewino and Gwendoline Dos Santos
Published on 07/08/2019 at 01:05 – Modified on 07/08/2023 at 01:05
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“Black dwarf! “, ” Witch ! », « Hysterical! », « Devil! ”… The names of birds fuse on the place of Grève when the confidante of Marie de Médicis, Leonora Dori, called Galigaï, appears. A huge crowd rushes to watch his execution. So much so that the cart carrying her from the nearby Conciergerie took an hour to reach the place of execution, which was invaded by the crowd. The public is in a hurry to see dead this witch, this Italian woman who, with the benevolence of Marie de Medici, has penned the kingdom for seven years. The fortune of the Maréchale d’Ancre – that is her title – would be equivalent to three quarters of the annual budget of France. Unheard of. Scandalous.
Today, the game is over for her. The most powerful woman in the kingdom is about to lose…
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