‘A landmark of the transience of all earthly greatness, glory and power!’ Versailles and the Myth of the Ancien Régime in the Writings and Collections of the Swedish Marquis Claes Lagergren (1853−1930)
Born a Swedish farmer’s son, Claes Lagergren trained as a tradesman in Paris in the early 1870s. An unexpected inheritance made him financially independent and enabled him to begin his travels in Europe. Whilst in Rome, he converted to the Roman Catholic faith, an important step in a social career t...
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Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/27160 |