27. Loving it Up in the Elyesee Palace
Faure had a spot for the ladies, and in 1897, he met Marguerite Steinheil, a French woman who became famous for her many affairs with prominent men. President Faure was a prominent man, Steinheil soon became his mistress, and the duo frequently met for assignations in the presidential Elysee Palace.
On February 16th, 1899, Faure telephoned Steinheil, and asked her to swing by the palace later that afternoon. She arrived and was ushered into the palace’s Blue Drawing Room, where Faure was waiting for her. She was not prepared for what was about to happen. Nor, for that matter as events proved, was he.