Madame de Montespan
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Madame de Montespan (5 October 1640[1][2] – 27 Mey 1707) wis a member o the French coort an wis the offeecial chief mistress o King Louis XIV o Fraunce. They had several childer thegither. She wis also a sister o the Maréchal de Vivonne. She wis also a lady-in-waiting tae Princess Henrietta o Ingland, Duchess o Orléans, "Madame" along with Louise de La Vallière. She owned the Château de Clagny.
| Madame de Montespan | |
|---|---|
| Marquise o Montespan | |
 Montespan circa 1660. | |
| Full name
Françoise de Rochechouart | |
| Born | 5 October 1640 Lussac-les-Châteaux, Fraunce |
| Bapteesed | 5 October 1640 Lussac-les-Châteaux, Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 27 Mey 1707 (aged 66) Bourbon-l'Archambault, Fraunce |
| Noble faimily | Rochechouart (bi birth) Pardaillan (bi mairiage) |
| Spoose(s) | Louis Henri de Pardaillan |
| Issue | |
| Faither | Gabriel de Rochechouart |
| Mither | Diane de Grandseigne |
| Seegnatur |  |
| Thrift | Chief mistress tae Louis XIV |
Early life an mairiageEedit
Born Françoise de Rochechouart in Lussac-les-Châteaux, Fraunce, she wis a dochter o Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke o Mortemart an Diane de Grandseigne. She wis the third o five childer. The Hoose o Rochechouart were a well-known an highly regarded family. Eventually Françoise would mairy Louis Henri de Pardaillan, "Marquis o Montespan"[3] in Februar 1663. As a result o this Françoise would be known as Madame de Montespan as a result. The couple would have twa bairn thegither.
Issue with MontespanEedit
- Marie Christine de Pardaillan (17 November 1663 - 1675) died unmairit an haed nae issue..
- Louis Antoine de Pardaillan, Marquis o Antin later Duke o Antin (5 September 1664 – 2 November 1736) mairit Julie Françoise de Crussol an haed issue.
Issue with Louis XIVEedit
- Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1669-1672) died young.
- Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Duke o Maine (31 Mairch 1670 - 14 Mey 173) mairit Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon an had issue.
- Louis César de Bourbon, Coont o Vexin (20 Juin 1672 – 10 Januar 1683) died in infancy.
- Louise Françoise de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle de Nantes" (1 Juin 1673 – 16 Juin 1743) mairit Louis de Bourbon, Duke o Bourbon, Prince o Condé an haed issue.
- Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle de Tours" 18 November 1674 – 15 September 1681) died young.
- Marie Françoise de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle de Blois" (4 Mey 1677 – 1 Februar 1749) mairit Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Orléans, Regent o Fraunce an haed issue.
- Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Coont o Toulouse (6 Juin 1678 – 1 December 1737) mairit Marie Victoire de Noailles an haed issue.
Titles an stylesEedit
- 5 October 1640 - 28 Januar 1663 Mademoiselle de Mortemart or Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente.
- 28 Januar 1663 - November 1702 The Marquis o Montespan (Madame la marquise de Montespan)
- November 1702 - 27 Mey 1707 The Dowager Marquise o Montespan (Madame la marquise de Montespan douairière)
References an notesEedit
- ↑ (in French) Maurice Rat, La Royale Montespan, Paris: Plon, 1959.
- ↑ (in French) Jean-Christian Petitfils, Madame de Montespan, Paris: Fayard, 1988.
- ↑ Himself the son o Roger Hector de Pardaillan, Marquis o Antin
Ither wabsteidsEedit
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