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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

1640 - 1707

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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 1670s, she was sometimes referred to by contemporaries as the "true Queen of France" due to the pervasiveness of her influence at court. She was a great-grandmother to Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, who was the husband to Maria Luisa of Savoy, also known as the Princesse de Lamballe. Born into the House of Rochechouart, one of the oldest noble families of France, Françoise-Athénaïs married the Marquis of Montespan in 1663. She then became a maid of honour to Princess Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans, and later a lady-in-waiting to Queen Maria Theresa. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan is the 1,598th most popular politician (down from 932nd in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from France (down from 338th in 2019) and the 126th most popular French Politician.

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan was a French noblewoman and one of the many mistresses of King Louis XIV of France. She was a powerful figure at the court of France in the second half of the 17th century.

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Among politicians, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 1,598 out of 19,576. Before her are Maria of Yugoslavia, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Juba II, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Emperor Ninkō, and Harald III of Denmark. After her are Seonjo of Joseon, Joan I of Navarre, Harthacnut, Georg von Hertling, Charles VIII of Sweden, and Barbara of Cilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 4. Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Man in the Iron Mask, and Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. After her are Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, La Voisin, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Yohannes I. Among people deceased in 1707, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 4. Before her are Dieterich Buxtehude, Aurangzeb, and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. After her are Muhammad Azam Shah, Shitao, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ahmad Khani, Jean Mabillon, Christoph Cellarius, Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Willem van de Velde the Younger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 519 out of 6,770. Before her are Frédéric Bazille (1841), Camille Desmoulins (1760), René Laennec (1781), Gregory of Tours (538), Edgard Varèse (1883), and Georges Bataille (1897). After her are Joseph Black (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), Joan I of Navarre (1273), Maurice Jarre (1924), Suger (1080), and Lothair of France (941).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 126. Before her are Childebert I (497), Aimery of Cyprus (1172), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Carus (230), Christine Lagarde (1956), and Camille Desmoulins (1760). After her are Joan I of Navarre (1273), Lothair of France (941), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Pepin the Hunchback (770), and William II of England (1056).

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