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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan (5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707), commonly known as Madame de Montespan (French: [madam də mɔ̃tɛspɑ̃]), was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of King Louis XIV. During their romantic relationship, which lasted from the late 1660s to the late ...
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan (born Oct. 5, 1641, Tonnay-Charente, France—died May 27/28, 1707, Bourbon-l’Archambault) was the mistress of Louis XIV of France for 13 years.
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Mar 4, 2020 · Madame de Montespan died at 66 in 1707 after living her final days in penance. The name Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, the Marquise de Montespan, was blackened by her association with witchcraft, but she once reigned in the heaven on earth of the French court as the Queen of Versailles.
As a member of the Queen’s household, Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1640-1707), Marquise de Montespan, first met the King in the early 1660s, but it seems that it was not until around 1666-1667 that Louis XIV fell under her spell.
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, dite Madame de Montespan, est née à Lussac-les-Châteaux le 5 octobre 1640 et est morte à Bourbon-l'Archambault le 27 mai 1707. Elle est marquise de Montespan par son mariage avec Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin.
- Dame de compagnie
- Vers le 5 octobre 1640Lussac-les-Châteaux
- 27 mai 1707 (à 66 ans)Bourbon-l'Archambault
- Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart
Biographies Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan. born on 5 October 1641 in Tonnay-Charente. died on 27 May 1707 in Bourbon l'Archambault. Mistress of Louis XIV. 315th death anniversary on 27 May 2022.
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Montespan, Françoise, Marquise de (1640–1707) Brilliant mistress of Louis XIV, during his most successful years, who lived a life of splendor, scandal, and sincere repentance. Name variations: Athénaïs or Athenais; Madame de Montespan. Pronunciation: Fran-SWAHZ mar-KAY-sa der MOHN-TES-PAH.
