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'''Mathieu da Vinha''' (born 15 March 1976) is a 21st-century French historian. He is the author of several studies or biographies relating to life under the reign of king Louis XIV. A research associate, he is the scientific director of the Palace of Versailles Research Centre.
== Career == Mathieu da Vinha was born in Argenteuil.<ref>[http://www.esr.uvsq.fr/?Mathieu-da-VINHA Biographie sur le site de l'ESR]</ref> After studying in Paris in Khâgne at the lycée Paul-Valéry then {{ill|Cité scolaire internationale Honoré-de-Balzac|fr}}, Mathieu da Vinha studied history at the Paris-Sorbonne University, where he obtained a doctorate in modern history in 2003. In 2006, he joined the corps of engineers of ancient sources, and the following year that of research engineers in source analysis.<ref>[https://chateauversailles-recherche.academia.edu/MathieudaVinha Biography on the website] Academia.edu</ref>
He is currently the Scientific Director of the Palace of Versailles Research Centre.<ref>[http://chateauversailles-recherche.fr/francais/le-centre/equipe Website of the centre de recherche du château de Versailles]</ref>
Mathieu da Vinha is the historical advisor to the television series'' Versailles'',<ref>[http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Mathieu-da-Vinha-Versailles-n-est-pas-une-serie-historique-869487 ''"Versailles" n'est pas une série historique''] in ''Paris Match''</ref> 23 November 2015<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2015/11/23/serie-versailles-historien-mathieu-da-vinha_n_8557040.html ''Entretien avec Mathieu da Vinha, l'historien qui a conseillé la série Versailles'']</ref> broadcast on Canal+ from November 2015.
== Works == === Publications === * ''Les Valets de chambre de Louis XIV'',<ref>[http://editions-perrin.fr/livre/les-valets-de-chambre-de-louis-xiv/9782262030445 ''Les Valets de chambre de Louis XIV'']</ref> {{ill|Éditions Perrin|fr}}, series ''Pour l'Histoire'', Paris, June 2004, {{ISBN|9782262030445}} * ''Louis XIV et Versailles'', éd. Arts Lys/Château de Versailles, Versailles, 2009 * ''Le Versailles de Louis XIV : Le fonctionnement d'une résidence royale au XVIIe'',<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495366346 ''Le Versailles de Louis XIV : Le fonctionnement d'une résidence royale au XVIIe'' on WorldCat]</ref> Perrin, series ''Pour l'Histoire'', Paris, September 2009; reissued Le Grand Livre du mois and France Loisirs, 2010 * ''Alexandre Bontemps, Premier valet de chambre de Louis XIV'',<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757464267 ''Alexandre Bontemps, Premier valet de chambre de Louis XIV'' on WorldCat]</ref> Perrin, series ''Les métiers de Versailles'', Paris, October 2011 * ''Au service du roi. Dans les coulisses de Versailles'', Éditions Tallandier, 2015.<ref>[http://www.lelitteraire.com/?p=14971 ''Au service du roi. Dans les coulisses de Versailles'']</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Versailles; Enquête historique |publisher=Tallandier |year=2015|pages=256|isbn=9791021010024 }}
=== Copublication === * ''Versailles pour les Nuls''<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/724304467 ''Versailles pour les Nuls'' on WorldCat]</ref> (with Raphaël Masson), First & Château de Versailles, March 2011. {{ISBN|9782754015523}}
=== Codirection of works === *2010: ''Les Grandes galeries européennes, XVIIe/XIXe'' (with Claire Constans), Centre de recherche du château de Versailles/Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, series "Aulica" *2011: ''Cultures de cour, cultures du corps, XIVe/XVIIIe'' (with Catherine Lanoë and Bruno Laurioux), {{ill|Presses de l'université Paris-Sorbonne|fr}}, series "Mythes, Critique et Histoire" *2014: ''Louis XIV, l'image et le mythe'' (with Alexandre Maral and Nicolas Milovanovic), editions Presses universitaires de Rennes & Centre de recherche du château de Versailles, series ''Histoire'', ''Aulica. L'univers de la cour'' *2015 ''Versailles : histoire, dictionnaire et anthologie''<ref>[https://www.parinfo.fr/node/20153 ''Versailles : histoire, dictionnaire et anthologie'' on Parinfo]</ref>(with Raphaël Masson), éditions Robert Laffont, series ''Bouquins''
== References == {{reflist|20em}}
== External links == * [http://www.uvsq.fr/m-da-vinha-mathieu-249336.kjsp Mathieu da Vinha] on Université de Versailles * [https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Mathieu-da-Vinha/184145 Mathieu da Vinha] on Babelio * [http://www.sciences-patrimoine.org/index.php/mathieu-da-vinha.html Mathieu da Vinha] on Science patrimoine * [http://www.franceloisirs.com/auteur/mathieu-da-vinha Mathieu Da Vinha] on France Loisirs * [https://chateauversailles-recherche.academia.edu/MathieudaVinha Mathieu Da Vinha] on academia.edu * [https://www.franceculture.fr/personne-mathieu-da-vinha.html Mathieu Da Vinha] on France Culture {{Authority control}}
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