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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.
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan was the mistress of Louis XIV of France for 13 years. Daughter of the marquis (from 1650 duc) de Mortemart, she was married in 1663 to the marquis de Montespan, by whom she had two children.
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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.
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 known as Madame de Montespan was a famous ‘maîtresse en titre’ of the King of France Louis XIV. This biography profiles her childhood, life and timeline.
Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640-1707), is one of the most famous mistresses of King Louis XIV. She had eight children with the King. They were brought up by the governess, Madame Scarron, until they were legitimised.
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Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan was the official mistress (maîtresse-en-titre) of Louis XIV from 1667 until 1677, when she fell from favour, though she was not exiled from court until 1690.
