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Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon ( French: [madam də mɛ̃t (ə)nɔ̃] ⓘ ), was a French noblewoman and the second wife of Louis XIV of France from 1683 until his death in 1715. Although she was never considered queen of France, as the marriage ...
Nov 27, 2015 · A tale of two Françoises: Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719) When little Françoise d’Aubigné came into the world on 27 November 1635, her future seemed unlikely to be dazzling. True, her paternal grandfather was the distinguished Huguenot poet and patriot Agrippa d’Aubigné, but his son Constant had proved a sore disappointment, and had ...
spouse Louis XIV. Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (baptized Nov. 28, 1635, Niort, Poitou, France—died April 15, 1719, Saint-Cyr) was the second wife and untitled queen of King Louis XIV of France. She encouraged an atmosphere of dignity and piety at court and founded an educational institution for poor girls at Saint-Cyr (1686).
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Elle assure l’éducation de leurs enfants, loin de la Cour. Mais Madame de Maintenon devance la favorite dans le cœur du roi et s’installe au château de Versailles où règnent désormais ordre et rigueur. Nom complet. Françoise d'Aubigné. Titre. Marquise de Maintenon. Vie à la cour. De 1668 à 1719. Règne de Louis XIV.
Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635—1719) The second wife of King Louis XIV of France, Madame de Maintenon has long fascinated historians and novelists by her improbable life. Born into an impoverished, criminal family, Maintenon conquered salon society as the wife of the poet Paul Scarron. During her salon years, she studied ...
Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon. Après la mort de Louis XIV (1715), elle se retire dans la maison de Saint-Cyr (→ Saint-Cyr-L'École), qu'elle avait fondée en 1686 pour assurer l'éducation des jeunes filles pauvres appartenant à la noblesse. Pour en savoir plus, voir les articles Louis XIV, royaume de France sous Louis XIV.
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Françoise d'Aubigné Maintenon, marquise de (fräNswäz´ dōbēnyā´ märkēz´ də măNtənôN´), 1635–1719, second wife of the French king Louis XIV. Her grandfather was Théodore Agrippa d' Aubigné, the Huguenot hero. He disinherited his disreputable son, Constant d'Aubigné, a criminal and Mme de Maintenon's father.
