Odette de Champdivers

Odette de Champdivers

Odette de Champdivers (French pronunciation: [ɔdɛt də ʃɑ̃divɛʁ]; also known as Oudine or Odinette; c. 1390 – c. 1425) was the chief mistress of Charles VI of France (the Mad). She was called la petite reine ("the little queen") by Charles and contemporaries. According to Georges Bordonove, "Odette was the daughter of a maître d'hôtel (butler) of the King's Household, certain Guyot de Champdivers", who in fact was her brother. The messages of Père Anselme established her as a daughter of Odin or Oudin de Champdivers, who around 1387 was equerry stableman (Latin: marescallus equorum) at the court of King Charles VI. She features in the novel Isabel de Bavière (1835) by Alexandre Dumas. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odette de Champdivers is the 963rd most popular nobleman (down from 930th in 2019). (down from 2,579th in 2019)