Abstract
The article presents the settlements and household accounts following the death of Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, as well as testamentary and pre-mortem bequests the prince made to provide for his servants. Surviving documents show the decision taken by the executors of the last will, while the books reveal ambiguous, sometimes astonishing variation of amounts designated as wages and lifetime stipends for the prince’s domestics, as well as attest to the concern of the testator himself and his wife for the fates of people engaged in the household.
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21 lutego 1666 roku w La Grange-des-Prés w Langwedocji zmarł Armand de Bourbon, książę de Conti, młodszy brat Wielkiego Kondeusza
The article presents the settlements and household accounts following the death of Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, as well as testamentary and pre-mortem bequests the prince made to provide for his servants
Surviving documents show the decision taken by the executors of the last will, while the books reveal ambiguous, sometimes astonishing variation of amounts designated as wages and lifetime stipends for the prince’s domestics, as well as attest to the concern of the testator himself and his wife for the fates of people engaged in the household
Summary
21 lutego 1666 roku w La Grange-des-Prés w Langwedocji zmarł Armand de Bourbon, książę de Conti, młodszy brat Wielkiego Kondeusza. „PROSZĘ, BY WSZYSTKIM MOIM DOMOWNIKOM WYPŁACONO GAŻE I PENSJE...” – ODPRAWA DLA SŁUŻBY I SPŁATA DŁUGÓW ARMANDA DE BOURBONA, KSIĘCIA DE CONTI PO JEGO ŚMIERCI W swojej ostatniej woli Armand zatroszczył się nie tylko o dusze domowników narażonych na zły przykład, ale także o doczesne losy swej służby.
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