Excerpt from The Secret Memoirs of the Duc De Roquelaure, Vol. 4 of 4 Louis XIV.'s inclination to gallantry - His first amour - His illness - He is in danger of death - His recovery - The journey to Lyons - The Court of Savoy and the Court of France - Plan of a marriage between Princess of Savoy and Louis XIV. - What the King thought of his future spouse - The incident which led to the breaking-off of the match - News from Spain - Singular arrangement made between Cardinal Mazarin and the Dowager Queen in case the King should not marry the Infanta - The Court leaves Lyons - A journey to Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Conferences at the Ile des Faisans - Louis XIV.'s marriage to the Infanta - The trains - Departure of the Court - A night - The surgeon - Mademoiselle de Montpensier in her nightdress - Her confusion at being seen in this state - Her Royal Highness begs me to shut my eyes - That means I employed to come to the rescue of her modesty - Singular consequences of an earthquake. At an early age Louis XIV. had shown clearly his strong inclination to the pleasures of love. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.