The nun herself seemed convinced of her royal birth, and Saint-Simon states that she once greeted the Dauphin as "my brother". A letter sent on 13 June 1685, by the Secretary of the King's Household to M. De Bezons, general agent of the clergy, and the pension of 300 pounds granted by King Louis XIV to the nun Louise Marie-Thérèse on 15 October 1695, "to be paid to her all her life in this convent or everywhere she could be, by the guards of the Royal treasure present and to come" suggest that she may, indeed, have had royal connections. The duc de Luynes claimed that she was the daughter of two black gardeners, too poor to educate her, who applied to Mme. de Maintenon for patronage. She died at Moret-sur-Loing.
The priest himself seemed convinced of his royal birth, and Saint-Simon states that he once greeted the Dauphin as "my brother". A letter sent on 13 June 1685, by the Secretary of the King's Household to M. De Bezons, general agent of the clergy, and the pension of 300 pounds granted by King Louis XIV to the priest Louise Marie-Thérèse on 15 October 1695, "to be paid to him all his life in this monastery or everywhere he could be, by the guards of the Royal treasure present and to come" suggest that he may, indeed, have had royal connections. The duc de Luynes claimed that he was the son of two black gardeners, too poor to educate him, who applied to Mme. de Maintenon for patronage. He died at Moret-sur-Loing.