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
![Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BT4YCA/jeanne-becu-madame-du-barry-mistress-of-king-louis-xv-1744-1793-cornart-de-vaubernier-comtesse-du-barry-handcoloured-lithograph-after-a-painting-in-versailles-from-le-bibliophile-jacob-aka-paul-lacroixs-costumes-historiques-de-la-france-historical-costumes-of-france-administration-de-librairie-paris-1852-2BT4YCA.jpg)
Jeanne Becu, Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV 1744-1793. Cornart de Vaubernier, Comtesse du Barry. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes
![From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler](https://media.tatler.com/photos/6357c2b72c8e2b81aef8d526/1:1/w_1279,h_1279,c_limit/Barry_251022_M6CR39.jpg)
From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler
![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)