![From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler](https://media.tatler.com/photos/6357c2b72c8e2b81aef8d526/1:1/w_1279,h_1279,c_limit/Barry_251022_M6CR39.jpg)
From street seller to the royal fold: King Louis XV's mistress was the ultimate social climber | Tatler
![Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECUjw7aWkAAP-lb.jpg:large)
Château de Versailles on Twitter: "🌎 #OnThisDay The Countess du Barry, was born on August 19, 1743. Last favorite of Louis XV, she lived in the palace of Versailles from 1768, then
Random History of the Day - December 8, 1793: Madame du Barry, the last official mistress of King Louis XV of France, was executed by guillotine in Paris at approximately 50 years
![Portrait of Madame Du Barry by Francois-Hubert Drouais Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas Portrait of Madame Du Barry by Francois-Hubert Drouais Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas](https://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/singlecanvas_thick_none/getty-images/portrait-of-madame-du-barry-by-francois-hubert-drouais,2311368.jpg)
Portrait of Madame Du Barry by Francois-Hubert Drouais Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas
![Madame du Barry: From Prostitute to King Louis XV's Last Mistress, and Died as Famous Victim of the French Revolution | Feature Series | THE VALUE | Art News Madame du Barry: From Prostitute to King Louis XV's Last Mistress, and Died as Famous Victim of the French Revolution | Feature Series | THE VALUE | Art News](https://assets.thevalue.com/1d435e5d669ce560a9a32c0ccb63086fb2ea66a4/mobile/05638fd8117734ab11801b0129bc5dcf0a765469.jpg?1555574685)