The Life of Louis XIV
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- 8.30 am:
- "Sire, it's time to get up."
- Z Z Z...
- 10 am:
- I got so many written notes this time around. I'll read them when I get a chnace.
- Sire, mass will last half an hour.
- 11 am:
- I have made my decision.
- After waking up, Louis XIV would take a visit to the First Doctor and Surgeon. Following that would be the first getting-up ceremony. Only certain people could go to his Bedchamber while he was getting washed, combed, and shaved. Then, the officers of his clothing came and the King was dressed and drank soup for breakfast. There were a number of 100 male spectators and the closest royal servants watching his ceremony.
- 1 pm:
- You guys are welcome to come.
- There was a procession formed in the "Hall of Mirrors" at the exit of the King's apartments. A crowd always gathered to see the King. Some briefly spoke to him others could give him a written note. After that, he sat in the tribune in the Royal Chapel for mass.
- 2 pm:
- This garden looks so healthy.
- Louis would return to his apartment and would hold council in his chamber. Mondays (every 2 weeks), Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays "High Council" was held. Tuesdays and Saturdays "Council of Conscience" was held. Once a fortnight the "Dispatch Council" met on Mondays when there weren't State Council meetings. At this time the king could examine work projects, and talk to his ministers and make final decisions on matters.
- 6-7 pm:
- Louis XIV ate alone on a table facing the windows in his chamber. This meal was supposed to be in private, but he had the habit of allowing all the men of the court to see him, usually the ones present during the getting-up ceremony.
- Louis gave orders and announced his plans in the morning. If he wanted to walk, he would usually do it in the gardens or in a Barouche with the ladies. If he wanted to go hunting, he would go to the park to hunt with weapons, or to the forest on horseback.
- Louis usually left his son in charge of the indoor entertainment like evening gatherings, while he signed important documents prepared by his secretary. Then, he would go to certain apartments to study important paperwork with one of his Secretaries of State.
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