Petit Trianon would come to the Petit Trianon not only to escape the formality of court life, but also to shake off the burden of her royal responsibilities. At Versailles, she was under considerable pressure and judgement from both her family and the court, and the Petit Trianon was her place of ease and leisure where she could rest from those trials. Since all was "de par la Reine" (by order of the Queen), none were permitted to enter the property without the Queen's express permission (not even, it was said, Louis XVI). Such exclusivity alienated the court nobility, which she did
Petit Bois Island (Mississippi) Petit Bois Island (Mississippi) Petit Bois Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Mississippi, south of Pascagoula. It is part of Jackson County, Mississippi. Since 1971 it has been a part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Petit Bois Island is located at . According to the United States Geological Survey, variant names are "l'Isle de Petit Bois" (French) and "Petitbois Island". "Petit bois" in French means "little woods". The island was so named by the early French explorers due to a small wooded section located on the eastern