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.[1] After studying in Paris in Khâgne at the lycée Paul-Valéry then 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.[2]
He is currently the Scientific Director of the Palace of Versailles Research Centre.[3]
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,[7] 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,[8] Perrin, series Les métiers de Versailles, Paris, October 2011
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"
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[11](with Raphaël Masson), éditions Robert Laffont, series Bouquins