 Saint-Simon refers to Fagon, then chief physician to Louis XIV, who was accused of having deliberately bled Barbezieux excessively, leading to his death in 1701.Here again, according to Pagnol, the order to kill Barbezieux was implicitly given by Louis XIV.Louis XV

Regularly questioned by his son (the dauphin, Louis XVI's father), his minister the Duke of Choiseul, his mistress Madame de Pompadour, and his valet Mr de la Borde, Louis XV proved elusive and refused to answer.