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Madame du Barry

1743 - 1793

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Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry (French: [baʁi]; 28 August 1744 – 8 December 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution. She is also known as "Mademoiselle Vaubernier" ([vobɛʁnje]). In 1768, when the king wished to make Jeanne maîtresse-en-titre, etiquette required her to be the wife of a high courtier, so she was hastily married on 1 September 1768 to Comte Guillaume du Barry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Madame du Barry is the 30th most popular companion (down from 9th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from France (down from 80th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Companion.

Madame du Barry was a mistress of Louis XV and became the most famous courtesan of the 18th century.

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Among companions, Madame du Barry ranks 30 out of 784. Before her are Messalina, Nefertari, Henrietta Maria of France, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Catherine Parr, and Maria Theresa of Spain. After her are Carlota of Mexico, Livia, Jane Seymour, Maria Feodorovna, Roxana, and Melania Trump.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1743, Madame du Barry ranks 3. Before her are Thomas Jefferson, and Antoine Lavoisier. After her are Jean-Paul Marat, Luigi Boccherini, Alessandro Cagliostro, Toussaint Louverture, Marquis de Condorcet, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Nicolai Abildgaard, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, and Martin Heinrich Klaproth. Among people deceased in 1793, Madame du Barry ranks 3. Before her are Louis XVI of France, and Marie Antoinette. After her are Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, Olympe de Gouges, John Michell, Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Madame Roland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Madame du Barry ranks 177 out of 6,770. Before her are Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Louis Daguerre (1787), Saint Sebastian (300), and Catherine Deneuve (1943). After her are Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), Philip V of Spain (1683), Jean Racine (1639), Pope Innocent V (1225), Joachim Murat (1767), and Nicolas Appert (1749).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Madame du Barry ranks 4. Before her are Madame de Pompadour (1721), Catherine of Valois (1401), and Henrietta Maria of France (1609). After her are 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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