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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (/ ˈ p ɒ m p ə d ʊər /, French: [pɔ̃paduʁ] ⓘ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death.
Madame de Pompadour was a mistress, friend and advisor to Louis XV, remaining with him until her death in 1764. Introduced in the Court by well-placed connections, she caught the King's eye and soon became his official mistress.
Jan 24, 2019 · Known For: Beloved mistress of King Louis XV who became an unofficial advisor to the king and an influential leader of the arts. Full Name: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour. Also Known As: Reinette. Born: December 29, 1721 in Paris, France. Died: April 15, 1764 in Paris, France.
Madame de Pompadour was the long-standing mistress of King Louis XV of France. In this portrait, the last ever painted of her, she is presented as a respectable, cultured, middle-aged woman, who gazes confidently at the viewer.
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (born Dec. 29, 1721, Paris, France—died April 15, 1764, Versailles) was an influential mistress (from 1745) of the French king Louis XV and a notable patron of literature and the arts.
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French mistress Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) came to fame as the paramour of King Louis XV (1710-1774). She was a woman of great beauty, tremendous talent, and enormous influence, despite her humble origins.
May 10, 2016 · Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated tastemaker, a patron of the arts and an artist in her own...
Dec 29, 2017 · Jeanne Antoinette Poisson is better remembered as Madame de Pompadour, the official chief mistress of Louis XV. Her position was a highly political one as well as a sexualized one–a duality...
May 12, 2016 · Madame de Pompadour is perhaps most associated with the dramatically upswept hairstyle that bears her name today. The more historically informed might pin her as Louis...
Apr 14, 2024 · François Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, 1756, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. Known as the Queen of the Rococo, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, later known as Madame de Pompadour, was the maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France from 1745 to her death in 1764.
