Professor F. C. de Sumichrast gave the second of his four illustrated lectures on "Versailes" last night in the Fogg Lecture Room. His subject was "The Household of the King."
Professor Sumichrast gave a brief history of the court of the French kings in fuedal times, its extension and development, and finally its position of supreme importance in the state. The central figure was the king, and the respect paid him grew gradually into a form of worship. His household comprised, besides the officials of the various departments of state, 10,000 picked troops. The king himself was constantly before the eyes of his counters or of the people. The "lever" and "coucher" were two of the most important daily functions, and even the most private meals were taken with extraordinary ceremony.
The next lecture on "The State Ceremonials and Court Festivals," will be given tomorrow.
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