Madame de Montespan

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Madame de Montespan was a powerful and influential mistress at the court of Louis XIV, renowned for her beauty, wit, and role in shaping the politics and culture of the French monarchy during the late 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French aristocrat
noblewoman
royal mistress
alsoKnownAs Madame de Montespan
surface form: Athénaïs de Montespan

Madame de Montespan
surface form: Marquise de Montespan
birthName Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart
burialPlace Cordeliers Convent, Poitiers
causeOfLossOfFavor Suspicions of involvement in black masses and poisonings
century 17th century
child Françoise Marie de Bourbon
surface form: Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois

Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
surface form: Louis de Pardaillan de Gondrin

Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
surface form: Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse

Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine

Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
surface form: Louis-César de Bourbon, comte de Vexin

Françoise Marie de Bourbon
surface form: Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes

Louise-Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
court Versailles
surface form: Court of Louis XIV at Versailles
dateOfBirth 1640-10-05
dateOfDeath 1707-05-27
employer Louis XIV of France
endTime c. 1683 (as royal mistress)
era Ancien Régime
surface form: Reign of Louis XIV
familyName de Mortemart
de Rochechouart
father Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart
givenName Athénaïs
Françoise
involvedIn Affair of the Poisons
surface form: Affair of the Poisons investigations
knownFor Beauty and wit
Influence on politics at the court of Louis XIV
Patronage of literature and the arts
laterLifeActivity Retired to a life of penitence and charity
mother Diane de Grandseigne
nobleTitle Madame de Montespan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marquise de Montespan
notableEvent Affair of the Poisons
notableRole Mistress of Louis XIV of France
notableWork Patronage of arts and letters at the court of Louis XIV
numberOfChildrenWithLouisXIV 7
partner Louis XIV of France
placeOfBirth Lussac-les-Châteaux
Poitou
placeOfDeath Bourges
France
positionHeld Maid of Honour to the Queen of France
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Madame de Thianges
spouse Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Marquis de Montespan
startTime c. 1667 (as official royal mistress)

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Louise Diane d'Orléans grandmother Madame de Montespan
Louis d'Orléans grandmother Madame de Montespan
A Little Chaos character Madame de Montespan
Louis-Auguste mother Madame de Montespan
subject surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Louis-Auguste relative Madame de Montespan
subject surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Duchess of Chartres mother Madame de Montespan
subject surface form: Françoise Marie de Bourbon
Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon mother Madame de Montespan
Portrait of the Marquise de Montespan depicts Madame de Montespan
Portrait of the Marquise de Montespan mainSubject Madame de Montespan
this entity surface form: Marquise de Montespan