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Despite her physical charms, Marie Angélique was said by the court to be "as stupid as a basket." The Duchess of Orleans wrote "[she is] a stupid little creature, but she [has] a very good heart" [5] but described her as "lovely as an angel, from head to foot". [6] Louis XIV, however, suddenly felt young again.
Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Mistresses of Louis XIV" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may ...
A grotesque face in the main courtyard of the Hotel de Beauvais, reputedly a portrait of Catherine Bellier. Catherine-Henriette Bellier, baroness de Beauvais (French pronunciation: [katʁin ɑ̃ʁjɛt bɛlje]; Poitou, 1614 – 7 June 1689 in Arrou), was a French courtier, best remembered as the first mistress of King Louis XIV of France.
King Louis XIV was an important topic of conversation among the girls due to plans that the eldest Orléans princess would marry him. [16] In August 1659, the King visited Blois; this was the first time La Vallière saw him. [24] Around the same time, Jacques de Bragenlonge, son of the Duke's intendant, fell in love with her.
Maria Theresa of Spain (Spanish: María Teresa de Austria; French: Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche; 10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683) was Queen of France from 1660 to 1683 as the wife of King Louis XIV. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was born an Infanta of Spain and Portugal as the daughter of King Philip IV and Elisabeth of France , and was also an Archduchess ...
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.
Françoise de Souvré, marquise de Lansac, et les enfants de France. Françoise de Lansac, née de Sainte-Maure de Montausier (1582-1657) was a French courtier. She was the royal governess of King Louis XIV of France and his brother from 1638 until 1643.
A letter sent on 13 June 1685, by the Secretary of the King's Household to M. De Bezons, general agent of the clergy, and the pension of 300 pounds granted by King Louis XIV to the nun Louise Marie-Thérèse on 15 October 1695, "to be paid to her all her life in this convent or everywhere she could be, by the guards of the Royal treasure ...