| Surname | Guiguer de Prangins | |
| First Name | Louis-François | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Paris | |
| Place of death | Prangins (VD) | |
| Year of birth | 1741 | |
| Year of death | 1786 | |
| Profession | Serviceman, Lord of Prangins | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Prangins (VD) | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information |
Son of Jean-Georges Guiguer and Elisabeth Darcy, he married Mathilda Cleveland in 1778. They had six children, but only four lived more than a year: Charles-Jules (1780-1840); Auguste (1782-1831); Albert (1783-1787); and Mathilde (1787-1811). After studying at a college in Geneva he joined the Swiss Guards and on his father's death inherited the Chateau of Prangins. |
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| Title | Journal I, Journal II, Journal III, Journal IV, Journal V, Journal VI, Journal VII | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 1771-1786 | |
| Period covered | 1771-1786 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | 7 registers with strong cover, 1) 28.2 x 19 cm, 85 f° 2) 27.7 x 18.8 cm, 263 f° 3) 31.2 x20 cm, 90 f° 4) 28,3 x 19.4 cm, 282 f° 5) 28.1 x 19.5 cm, 181 f° 6) 28.3 x 19.6 cm, 252 f° 7) 29.3 x 19.9 cm, 332 f° dont 115 sont restés blancs. |
| Content |
He began writing the diary on arrival at Prangins following his father's death. However, between 1771 and 1776 his secretary wrote the diary on his behalf; keeping a record of their visitors, as well as readings and activities in connection with the estate. Between March and September 1777 Louis-François travelled to Italy alongside his secretary and two female members of his family. During this period the diary became solely a record of their travels and was written in a separate notebook. From 1778 until his death in 1786 the diary records life at Prangins: visitors and festivities, as well as theatrical events and concerts staged there. The author also makes notes about family life: his marriage; the birth of his children; childrearing; and his own troubled health. On occasion, it was his wife Matilda who wrote the diary. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | PP 545/ 1-7 |
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| Edition(s) |
Guiguer, Louis-François, Journal, éd. et annoté par Rinantonio Viani, Prangins: Association des amis du Château de Prangins, 2007-2009, 3 vol. |
| Secondary litterature |
Lejeune, Philippe, «"Mais basta. Ceci est un journal". Journal intime : une contradiction dans les termes», work in progress. Staremberg, Nicole et de Schoulepnikoff, Chantal, "Les Journaux de Jean-Henri Polier de Vernand et de Louis-François Guiguer de Prangins. Jeux de miroirs", Revue suisse d'Art et d'Archéologie, 67, n° 4, 2010, p. 285-295. Lejeune, Philippe, « Le journal au seuil de l'intimité », in Pour une histoire de l'intime et de ses variations, sous la direction d'Anne Coudreuse et Françoise Simonet-Tenant, Itinéraires, n° 4, 2009, p. 75-90. |
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| Author | SMP |
