Abstract
This article looks at the many official journeys made around France by Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France, Duchess of Angoulême and last Dauphine of France, during the Restoration (1815–1830). Rich archival sources make it possible to see the practical organisation of these trips and the court staff assigned to the Princess to follow her from Paris. They also enable us to follow the Princess’s itineraries, the security measures put in place and the activities she took part in. These journeys enhanced the image of the Princess, the only survivor of the Revolution, and served as a crucial means for the restored monarchy to make itself better known and loved by its subjects. Far from the sedentary monarchy of the Ancien Régime, Louis XVIII and Charles X both understood that the monarchy and the members of the royal family had to be seen. As the daughter of Louis XVI and the guarantor of royal legitimacy, the Princess was a critical asset in boosting the image of the monarchy.
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