Random History of the Day - December 8, 1793: Madame du Barry, the last official mistress of King Louis XV of France, was executed by guillotine in Paris at approximately 50 years
![Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECUjw7aWkAAP-lb.jpg:large)
Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then
![Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/81c0jYzg9kL.jpg)
Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty (Tauris Parke Paperbacks): Amazon.co.uk: Haslip, Joan: 9781850437536: Books
![Madame du Barry: From Prostitute to King Louis XV's Last Mistress, and Died as Famous Victim of the French Revolution | Feature Series | THE VALUE | Art News Madame du Barry: From Prostitute to King Louis XV's Last Mistress, and Died as Famous Victim of the French Revolution | Feature Series | THE VALUE | Art News](https://assets.thevalue.com/1d435e5d669ce560a9a32c0ccb63086fb2ea66a4/mobile/05638fd8117734ab11801b0129bc5dcf0a765469.jpg?1555574685)