Agnès Sorel

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Agnès Sorel was a 15th-century French noblewoman renowned as the first officially recognized royal mistress of King Charles VII of France and a notable figure of early Renaissance court culture.

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Agnès Sorel canonical 2
Agnes Sorel 1
Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman
courtier
human
royal mistress
associatedWith Charles VII of France
Château de Chinon
surface form: French royal court at Chinon

Hundred Years' War period
birthDate c. 1422
birthPlace Plessis-lès-Tours, France
surface form: Fromenteau, near Tours, Kingdom of France
burialPlace Church of Saint-Ours, Loches
Church of Saint-Ours, Loches
surface form: Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours, Loches
causeOfDeath possibly mercury poisoning
sudden illness
citizenship French
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
courtRole lady-in-waiting before becoming royal mistress
deathDate 1450-02-09
deathPlace Jumièges, Normandy, Kingdom of France
era 15th century
early Renaissance
familyBackground minor nobility
hasDepiction Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet
historicalReputation prototype of the official royal mistress in France
symbol of emerging Renaissance culture in France
influenced court fashion in 15th-century France
patronage of the arts at the court of Charles VII
knownFor extravagant dress and luxurious lifestyle
political influence through access to Charles VII
languageSpoken French
name Agnès Sorel self-link
nobleTitle dame de Beauté
notableFor being the first officially recognized royal mistress of a French king
influence at the court of Charles VII of France
role in early French Renaissance court culture
occupation courtier
royal mistress
partner Charles VII of France
portrayedIn paintings by Jean Fouquet
sculpted tomb effigy at Loches
positionHeld official mistress of Charles VII of France
religion Roman Catholicism
residence French royal court
Loches
sexOrGender female
significantEvent became official mistress of Charles VII of France
gained great influence over royal patronage and fashion at court

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Sorel hasNotableBearer Agnès Sorel
Princess Michael of Kent notableWork Agnès Sorel
this entity surface form: Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty
Château de Loches associatedWith Agnès Sorel
this entity surface form: Agnes Sorel
Agnès Sorel name Agnès Sorel self-link