Jeu de paume-tennis maker- personal teacher of the Duke of Orleans's patent
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Jeu de paume-tennis maker- personal teacher of the Duke of Orleans's patent to Mr. Farolet François, Master maker in Amiens, Louis Philippe of Orléans appointed him as his personal Master maker on December 20, 1815. This is a tennis-maker's patent from the next King of France, that is, the tennis-maker or personal teacher of the Duke of Orléans, Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, who would become King of France, appointed master tennis-maker Farolet François, a master tennis-maker in Amiens, as his personal tennis-playing instructor. Master tennis-maker Farolet became tennis-maker to the king. Master tennis-makers were tennis-playing instructors and tennis-playing court managers
Louis Philippe became King of the French in 1830 and reigned as the last King of France until 1848