Maison royale de Saint-Louis

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Maison royale de Saint-Louis was a prestigious 17th-century educational institution for young noblewomen at Saint-Cyr, established under Louis XIV to provide them with a rigorous moral and religious upbringing.

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Maison royale de Saint-Louis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boarding school
educational institution
girls' school
admissionCriteria limited financial means
noble birth
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart
architecturalStyle French classical architecture
associatedWith Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
surface form: Madame de Maintenon
country France
curriculumIncludes arithmetic
history
music
needlework
reading
religious instruction
writing
dissolved 1793
French Revolution
endowmentBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
foundedBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV

Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
surface form: Madame de Maintenon
gender female-only institution
governedAs religious community without solemn vows
hasMotto Litteris et pietati
heritageStatus historic site in France
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
inception 1686
2 July 1686
languageOfInstruction French
laterUseOfBuildings military academy
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
locatedIn Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France
surface form: Saint-Cyr

Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France
surface form: Saint-Cyr-l'École

Yvelines
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
maximumNumberOfStudents 250
near Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
notableEvent premiere of Racine's play "Athalie" in 1691
premiere of Racine's play "Esther" in 1689
notableTeacher Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
surface form: Madame de Maintenon
patron Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
purpose education of poor young noblewomen
moral education
religious education
religion Roman Catholicism
status royal foundation
studentAgeRange 7–20
supervisedBy Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
surface form: Madame de Maintenon

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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon founded Maison royale de Saint-Louis
Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France knownFor Maison royale de Saint-Louis
Françoise d’Aubigné founded Maison royale de Saint-Louis