Mary-Jenny moved to Paris when/kloc-was 0/5 years old, where she used the name Jenny Rankin. She works as a milliner's assistant in a shop (in the shop of a lover who has a short relationship with her). Her appearance conforms to the aesthetics at that time, and she is a very attractive blonde. Rumor has it that she is a prostitute of humble origin, greedy and disgusting. In all kinds of literary works, she is portrayed as a stupid and hateful power player, the opponent of young Mary Ann Tonet. But in fact, there is nothing particularly disgusting about this beautiful young woman. On the contrary, she has the simplicity of the lower class and some good qualities.
1763, her beautiful appearance attracted Jean Dubali (owner of high-end brothels and casinos). He made her his mistress, and also helped her to establish relationships in the upper-class circles in Paris, so that she met many rich people and became her patron. At first, she became a socialite in the name of Miss Langer, when the Duke of Richelieu was her guest. However, in 1768, Jean Dubari found that Louis XV began to pay attention to her, and Dubari seemed to have a great influence on the king. But at this time, she is not qualified to be the official mistress of the king, because she lacks a title; This problem was solved by her marriage with Dubali's brother Comte Guillaume du BarryGuillaume in 1769. 1769 On April 2, she was introduced to the royal family and court members. After that, she began to wear the luxurious evening dress and exquisite jewelry of Zamor, an Indian follower, around her neck and earlobe, and officially became Louis XV's open mistress. She was the last mistress of Louis XV and the last influential "illegal female ruler" of France (Stefan Zweig).
Du Bali is not as kind and elegant as Madame de Pompadour. She was born in a brothel and showed off her beauty and power unscrupulously, completely ignoring the queen. Zweig described her as "marching in the city like a peacock".
When she started the factional struggle, she became sworn enemies with the foreign minister Duke Jossel. Unlike her predecessor, Madame de Pompadour, Dubari has no political influence on the king. She is only interested in fine clothes and jewels. Like Mary Ann Tonet, Comtesse du Barry has no political foresight. Therefore, politics becomes ridiculous, truly talented people may not be reused, and flatterers are promoted step by step. If all this is attributed to Comtesse du Barry's blunder and absurd behavior, it will be too historical. From a character's point of view, Comtesse du Barry, like other women, especially those who have achieved a leap in status, is eager to be bathed in inappropriate brilliance and truly accepted by the nobles. It is this vanity that caused her tragedy.
When the king knew her artistic talent and spared no effort to support her, he gave her a lot of money. But this has also become the reason why she gradually caused dissatisfaction among others. Her relationship with Marie Antoinette is also controversial. Antoinette supported Joey Sur because she was a supporter of the Austrian Union, and she disobeyed the court's order because of her dialogue with Dubali (which was also the main background of later events).
Marie Antoinette was forced to tell her at a dance that there were too many people at Versailles. This conversation broke the rules of royal etiquette, because Dubali was not allowed to talk to Marie Antoinette.
At the request of the king, before her death in May 1774, Dubali was exiled to Pont-au-Dames Monastery by the court, because her immoral performance would prevent the king from being pardoned, and Comtesse du Barry's hope and glory ended. Two years later, she moved to her famous (ch&; AcircTeau de Louveciennes), where she continued her mistress career, was related to her lover Henry Seymor and the Duke of Brisa. But it is difficult for her to support herself like a farmer in Mante. 1793, with the torrent of the French Revolution, her former rival, Queen Mary Ann Tonet, was executed.
1792, she went to London several times on the pretext of recovering stolen jewels, but was suspected of providing economic assistance to French Revolution exiles. The following year, she was arrested for supporting the revolution. When she went to prison, her cellmate was social butterfly Grace Eliot. After trial, she was executed by the guillotine in Place de la Concorde on February 8, 1993. In order to save herself, she told me where the jewels were hidden in her residence.
On the way to the guillotine, she collapsed in the death row car and shouted, You're killing me! Why? (Original: You hurt me! Why! )。 When the death penalty was executed, she became very hysterical and screamed constantly, begging the people standing around the guillotine to give him merciful forgiveness. Her call to the masses made the guillotine executioner more anxious and accelerated his task. Her last words to the executioner were: a little longer, Mr. Burrow, a little longer. ), this is also her most widely known last words.