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Madame de Pompadour

1721 - 1764

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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (, French: [pɔ̃paduʁ] ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death. Pompadour took charge of the king's schedule and was a valued aide and advisor, despite her frail health and many political enemies. She secured titles of nobility for herself and her relatives, and built a network of clients and supporters. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Madame de Pompadour is the 18th most popular companion (down from 6th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from France (down from 51st in 2019) and the most popular French Companion.

Madame de Pompadour was most famous for being the mistress of King Louis XV.

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Among companions, Madame de Pompadour ranks 18 out of 784. Before her are Theodora, Imelda Marcos, Eva Braun, Aspasia, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, and Mihrimah Sultan. After her are Nurbanu Sultan, Klara Hitler, Catherine of Valois, Anne Hathaway, Maud of Wales, and Messalina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Madame de Pompadour ranks 1. After her are Bernardo Bellotto, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Johann Kirnberger, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Tobias Smollett, and Samuel von Brukenthal. Among people deceased in 1764, Madame de Pompadour ranks 1. After her are Jean-Philippe Rameau, Ivan VI of Russia, William Hogarth, Christian Goldbach, Pietro Locatelli, Jean-Marie Leclair, Johann Mattheson, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and Francesco Algarotti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Madame de Pompadour ranks 109 out of 6,770. Before her are Henry II of France (1519), W. Somerset Maugham (1874), Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717), Louis the Pious (778), Pope Urban V (1310), and Pope Clement VI (1291). After her are Henri Poincaré (1854), Pope John XXII (1244), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Marquis de Sade (1740), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), and Pope Innocent VI (1282).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Madame de Pompadour ranks 1. After her are Catherine of Valois (1401), Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Madame du Barry (1743), Brigitte Macron (1953), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Désirée Clary (1777), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), Claude of France (1499), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), and Hortense de Beauharnais (1783).

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