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the-fool-brahe · 6 years ago

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stay tuned probably legit the entire month of July for babbling about the Chevalier de Saint-Georges because I'm reading a biography on him and already it's kind of wild

#how he became a member of Louis XVs court goes like this:#hes like. a kid right? he goes to a fencing school. hes very good at fencing. okay. good for him.#the rival of the fencing master at said school decides yo im gonna challenge this kid to a duel. bc i wanna open up my own fencing school.#marketing 101 with Picard #everyone whos anyone makes bets on who will win and rumour has it even Louis XV placed a bet #anyway the duel happens and the kid wins #and its only a matter of time before the kings all ' hey kid u wanna be one of my guards '#but like. a ceremonial guard. like of the gendarmes du roi #and he gains the title Chevalier

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