ABSTRACT
Henry III occupied a large room on the first floor of the south wing adjoining a gallery where the Forty-five were stationed. The king was surrounded at Saint-Cloud by a team of faithful servants, many of whom had been with him since his youth. He appointed him master of the wardrobe in 1587, then First gentleman of the chamber and Grand écuyer de France. On 31 July 1589 he attended a concert given by Henry's singers and other musicians. Thus did Henry III continue to enjoy the good things of life, while Parisians were panic-stricken. The League's army was still licking its wounds after its forced march back to Paris after the fall of Montereau. Early on 2 August he took up residence at Saint-Cloud in a building close to Gondi's house where the body of the late king lay. News of Henry III's death reached Paris later that day.
