valet de chambre
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Catherine's valet de chambre, Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx, cooked up for the occasion a lavish combination of painting, music and dancing that is now rated as the first true ballet ever performed.
From Time Magazine Archive
“He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Preparations were immediately made for an escape from Paris, and passports were obtained for Salicetti as the valet de chambre of Madame Permon.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various
One day while we was on duty at the palace an old valet de chambre brought a letter from Baroness Steigeneck, who was then at the height of her power.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
"You are ill, Herr Baron," said the old valet de chambre as Heinrich entered the castle, trembling violently.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
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