The Family of Louis XIV

Most of the portraits in this room depict Louis XIV's relatives and grandchildren. The largest painting here shows the wedding of his grandson, the Petit Dauphin Louis, to Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy. Both look quite young in the painting — and indeed they were: the Petit Dauphin was fifteen and Marie-Adélaïde just twelve at the time. The marriage was far more than a personal union; it carried political and diplomatic weight between the two states. The wedding itself was held in the Hercules Salon, and the ball that followed took place in the Hall of Mirrors.