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Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

1635 - 1719

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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 was carried out in secret, Madame de Maintenon had considerable political influence as one of the King's closest advisers and the governess of the royal children. Born into an impoverished Huguenot noble family, Françoise married the poet Paul Scarron in 1652, which allowed her access to the Parisian high society. She was widowed in 1660, but later saw her fortunes improve through her friendship with Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan, who tasked her with the upbringing of the king's extramarital children. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon is the 88th most popular companion (down from 46th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from France (down from 300th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Companion.

Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, was a French aristocrat who was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was a powerful figure at the court of King Louis XIV and was the governess of the king's children by Madame de Montespan.

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Among companions, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 88 out of 784. Before her are Isabeau of Bavaria, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Frederica of Hanover, Berenice II of Egypt, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Dinah. After her are Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Hortense de Beauharnais, Rabia Bala Hatun, Isabella of France, Katharina von Bora, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

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Among people born in 1635, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 3. Before her are Robert Hooke, and Henry Morgan. After her are Johann Joachim Becher, Philipp Spener, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, François l'Olonnais, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Zanabazar, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, and Philippe Quinault. Among people deceased in 1719, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 1. After her are Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, John Flamsteed, Shah Jahan II, Michel Rolle, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Benjamin Hornigold, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Joseph Addison, and Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 409 out of 6,770. Before her are Albert Fert (1938), Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709), Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), and Patrice de MacMahon (1808). After her are Jean Dubuffet (1901), Paul Valéry (1871), Paul Sabatier (1854), Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952), Claude Bernard (1813), and James I of Aragon (1208).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 11. Before her are Brigitte Macron (1953), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Désirée Clary (1777), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), and Claude of France (1499). After her are Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), Isabella of France (1295), Emma of Normandy (985), Queen Anne of Romania (1923), Anne of Foix-Candale (1484), and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162).

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