Private Apartments of Madame Adélaïde and Madame Victoire: Forgotten Princesses of Versailles

In this video, we explore the private apartments of Madame Adélaïde and Madame Victoire, two of the daughters of King Louis XV, at the Château de Versailles. Delving into their daily routines, personal tastes, and the refined interiors they inhabited, we reveal a lesser-known side of life within one of France’s most iconic royal residences.

Known at court by their numerical titles—Madame Première, Madame Deuxième, Madame Troisième, and so forth—the daughters of Louis XV occupied a unique and often complex position within the Bourbon monarchy: highly ranked, yet politically sidelined.

Who were Madame Adélaïde and Madame Victoire? What role did they play at the French court—and what can their secluded rooms tell us about their identities, ambitions, and limitations? Through detailed analysis of architecture, surviving furnishings, and historical accounts, we uncover the nuanced lives of these forgotten princesses of Versailles.