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  1. Apr 18, 2019 · The life of Jeanne Bécu Du Barry (1743-1793) was a cautionary tale full of twists and turns. Popularly known as the last mistress of Louis XV of France (1710-1774), Madame du Barry rose from modest origins to become one of the most powerful women in France.

  2. May 17, 2023 · By Hannah Malach. May 17, 2023, 8:53am. Maïwenn on the set of "Jeanne du Barry." Courtesy of Chanel. Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry” follows the life of King Louis XV’s infamous...

  3. She is remembered as the last favourite of France, the one who became mistress of a no longer young Louis XV from 1768 to 1774 (the year of the king’s death). Only six years but intense, fun, playful, just what Louis XV needed after the death of Queen Maria Leszczyńska.

  4. Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse (1743–1793) views 1,829,364 updated. du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse (1743–1793) French maîtresse en titre to Louis XV whose life displayed and symbolized the brilliance and decadence of the years before the French Revolution.

  5. Oct 27, 2022 · After the death of the king, Du Barry was banished by order of Louiss grandson and successor, Louis XVI. In December 1793, aged 50, she was executed by guillotine on charges of treason during the French Revolution.

  6. The maîtresse-en-titre ( French: [mɛtʁɛs ɑ̃ titʁ]) was the chief royal mistress of the King of France. [1] The title was vaguely defined and used in the Middle Ages but finally became an acknowledged office during the reign of Henry IV and continued through the reign of Louis XV.

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  8. Oct 25, 2016 · While there she became the mistress of Jean du Barry, a Gascon nobleman who had made a fortune as a war contractor. He introduced her into Parisian high society, and her beauty captivated a succession of nobly born lovers before she attracted Louis XVs attention in 1768.

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