 Louis XVI

Questioned by Marie-Antoinette, Louis XVI promised her he would carry out research.He spoke about this to a certain Mr de Maurepas, who associated with ministers who may have known the secret and asserted that ""he was simply a […] subject of the Duke of Mantoue"", also referring to Matthioli.According to Pagnol, Louis XVI, who knew the secret, deferred to this Mr de Maurepas, who also repeated Louvois's "fable" rather than lie to the Queen.