The Viscount, knowing the power the Dauphin-Queen had over Monsieur
d'Anville, thought it not amiss to employ the interest of that Princess
to engage him to serve Mademoiselle de Chartres, both with the King and
the Prince de Montpensier, whose intimate friend he was: he spoke to
the Dauphin-Queen about it, and she entered with joy into an affair
which concerned the promotion of a lady for whom she had a great
affection; she expressed as much to the Viscount, and assured him, that
though she knew she should do what was disagreeable to the Cardinal of
Loraine her uncle, she would pass over that consideration with
pleasure, because she had reasons of complaint against him, since he
every day more and more espoused the interest of the Queen against hers.
Persons of gallantry are always glad of an opportunity of speaking to
those who love them. No sooner was the Viscount gone, but the
Queen-Dauphin sent Chatelart to Monsieur d'Anville, to desire him from
her to be at Court that evening. Chatelart was his favourite, and
acquainted with his passion for this Princess, and therefore received
her commands with great pleasure and respect. He was a gentleman of a
good family in Dauphiny; but his wit and merit distinguished him more
than his birth: he was well received at Court. He was graceful in his
person, perfect at all sorts of exercises; he sung agreeably, he wrote
verses, and was of so amorous and gallant a temper, as endeared him to
Monsieur d'Anville in such a degree, that he made him the confidant of
his amours between the Queen-Dauphin and him; this confidence gave him
access to that Princess, and it was owing to the frequent opportunities
he had of seeing her, that he commenced that unhappy passion which
deprived him of his reason, and at last cost him his life.
Monsieur d'Anville did not fail to be at Court in the evening; he
thought himself very happy, that the Queen-Dauphin had made choice of
him to manage an affair she had at heart, and he promised to obey her
commands with the greatest exactness. But the Duchess of Valentinois
being warned of the design in view, had traversed it with so much care,
and prepossessed the King so much against it, that when Monsieur
d'Anville came to speak to his Majesty about it, he plainly showed he
did not approve of it, and commanded him to signify as much to the
Prince de Montpensier. One may easily judge what the sentiments of
Madam de Chartres were, upon the breaking off of an affair which she
had set her mind so much upon, and the ill success of which gave such
an advantage to her enemies, and was so great a prejudice to her
daughter. The Queen-Dauphin declared to Mademoiselle de Chartres, in a very
friendly manner, the uneasiness she was in for not having been able to
serve her: