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Catherine de Maignelais. Agnès Sorel ( French pronunciation: [aɲɛs sɔʁɛl]; 1422 – 9 February 1450), known by the sobriquet Dame de beauté (Lady of Beauty), was a favourite and chief mistress of King Charles VII of France, by whom she bore four daughters. [1] She is considered the first officially recognized royal mistress of a French king.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Agnès Sorel (born c. 1422, Fromenteau, France—died Feb. 9, 1450, Anneville) was the mistress (1444–50) of King Charles VII of France, sometimes known as “Dame de Beauté” from the estate at Beauté-sur-Marne, which he gave her. Born of a family of the lesser nobility at Fromenteau in Touraine, Sorel was attached at an early age to the ...
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Feb 21, 2019 · Agnès Sorel Catches The King’s Eye. Even the story of Agnès Sorel’s birth is in contention, although most historians agree it was sometime around 1422 in Touraine, France. The Sorel (sometimes spelled “Soreau”) family were lesser French nobles and in her youth, Sorel served as an attendant to first Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, then ...
Agnès Sorel, née vers 1422 et morte le 9 février 1450 au Mesnil-sous-Jumièges, est une demoiselle d'honneur d'Isabelle I re de Lorraine, épouse de René d'Anjou.Elle devient en 1443 la favorite du roi de France Charles VII, à qui elle donne trois filles qui seront légitimées comme princesses de France et mariées à des grands seigneurs de la cour.
Agnès Sorel, tracing the footsteps of a royal favorite at Loches. Today, Agnès Sorel remains one of the most emblematic women of the Middle Ages in its twilight years. The first official favorite of a king of France, her lively intelligence and artistic taste encouraged the development of court life and patronage.
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Jan 20, 2016 · Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim, by Jean Fouquet, featuring Agnès Sorel as the model. Whether it was for breast-baring, living in sin, or having great influence over the king, Agnès was (unsurprisingly) hated by many, so it raised some eyebrows when, just after the premature birth of her fourth child of Charles’ in 1450, Agnès ...
Aug 29, 2022 · August 29, 2022. Agnès Sorel (ca. 1426-50), the beautiful mistress of King Charles VII of France (1403-61), is a star. She appears regularly in popular histories, novels, documentaries, and, most recently, internet fan sites, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Facebook posts. And yet, her celebrity has less to do with the facts about her life ...
