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created the gardens, which looked west toward the much larger palace of
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City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris, 2017
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soon became her adversary. In 1675, the priest Lécuyer refused to give her
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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan
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Athénaïs: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress – the Real Queen of France
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Works by Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan
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See contemporary memoirs of Madame de Sévigné, of Saint-Simon, of
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
1757:"Bienvenue sur le Site Versailles 1687 – Le Trianon de Porcelaine"
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Legitimised on 22 November 1681. Held numerous offices, of which:
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once a week, a practice that she would continue as a young woman.
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Portrait of Françoise-Athénaïs, c. 1660, when Mademoiselle de
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Most celebrated maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XIV of France
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Chabod, Marquis de Saint-Maurice, Thomas François (1910).
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Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin, Marquis of Montespan
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
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Charles de Sainte-Maure, marquis de Montausier, was made
1475:"the Fronde | France [17th century] | Britannica"
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Desœillets, was frequently mentioned in connection with
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the enormity of their crimes proved their safeguard.
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From her father, she inherited the famous Mortemart
1031:Louis XIV also had a pleasure pavilion, called the
800:Long assumed to have been involved in the infamous
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529:, to whom Madame de Montespan was a lady-in-waiting
260:), was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated
247:(5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707), commonly known as
1975:, Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris, 1961 & 1985
1952:Le Château de Rambouillet, six siècles d'Histoire
1576:(London: Little, Brown and Company, 2002), 73–74.
1507:Le Château de Rambouillet, six siècles d'histoire
1501:in 1664 and, in 1668, became the governor of the
660:and, in 1685, married the son of the head of the
302:Madame de Montespan's alleged involvement in the
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463:On 28 January 1663, Françoise-Athénaïs married
56:Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart
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687:Madame de Montespan by unknown artist, c. 1675
606:Madame de Montespan and four of her children:
429:At the age of 20, Françoise-Athénaïs became a
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1552:. New York: Carroll & Graf. p. 165.
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1658:of the Abbé Guibourg's infamous Black Mass."
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1450:"Princess Henrietta, Madame: A Fairy Tale"
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1372:(in French). Calmann-Levy. p. 31
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132:Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
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1596:"Code of Canon Law | Canon 920. §2"
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562:Governess of the Children of France
199:Françoise Marie, Duchess of Orléans
121:Pardaillan de Gondrin (by marriage)
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1946:Athénaïs: The Real Queen of France
1918:VI, Mercure de France, Paris, 1965
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1803:Petitfils, Jean-Christian (1988).
1574:Athenais: The Real Queen of France
1199:Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
373:region in France. Françoise (as a
204:Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
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2033:Memoirs of Madame de Montespan
1523:Silverman, Leah (2020-03-05).
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1169:Legitimised in January 1676.
774:Gallery of Historical Figures
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285:Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans
1807:(in French). Paris: Fayard.
1187:Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
1159:Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon
1087:Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine
808:Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie
485:Église Saint-Eustache, Paris
179:Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine
174:Louis Antoine, Duke of Antin
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1139:Louise Françoise de Bourbon
1123:Louis César, Count of Vexin
1073:Louise Françoise de Bourbon
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644:; the second child, a son,
556:. A scandal arose when the
505:Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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399:, queen consort of France.
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184:Louis César, Count of Vexin
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1834:(in French). Paris: Plon.
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1175:Françoise Marie de Bourbon
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1151:Louis III, Prince of Condé
1006:Louis-Auguste de Bourbon,
937:Appearance and personality
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1794:Fraser, Antonia (2006).
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2076:to the Queen of France
1961:, Perrin, Paris, 1999,
1901:Archives de la Bastille
1877:Encyclopædia Britannica
1693:. Paris-pittoresque.com
1669:Geography of Witchcraft
550:María Teresa de Austria
537:. The daughter of King
385:Gabriel de Rochechouart
1905:Bibliothèque Nationale
1755:varman7 (2002-04-18).
1735:"Le chateau de Clagny"
1548:Levi, Anthony (2004).
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1830:Rat, Maurice (1959).
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1255:Mademoiselle de Blois
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