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Pages in category "Mistresses of Louis XV" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (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.
Aimée Le Grand, mistress in 1579; Arnaudine, mistress in 1579; La garce de Goliath », mistress in 1579; Catherine de Luc, mistress in 1579. She died of hunger when Henry abandoned her, leaving behind their child. [15] Anne de Cambefort, mistress in 1579. She committed suicide by jumping out of a window after Henry left her [15]
She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death. [1] Pompadour took charge of the king's schedule and was a valued aide and advisor, despite her frail health and many political enemies.
Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchesse de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [maʁi an də maji nɛl]; 5 October 1717 – 8 December 1744) was the youngest of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become the mistress of King Louis XV of France. [1] She was his mistress from 1742 until 1744. [1]
In 1729, her mother died and Louise Julie replaced her as lady-in-waiting, Dame du Palais, to the queen and became first the mistress to the Marquis de Puysieux. [2]At this point in time, king Louis XV, who suffered from restlessness and needed to be entertained, something the queen was unable to do as she was regularly pregnant, became more inclined to listen when queen Marie was unfavorable ...
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: ... was the most famous and influential of the mistresses of Louis XV.
Diane Adélaïde de Mailly-Nesle, Duchesse de Lauraguais (11 February 1713 – 3 November 1769 in Paris) was the third of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become the mistress of King Louis XV of France. She was his mistress on and off from 1742 to 1745.