Françoise d'Aubigné, known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon, was a French noblewoman and the second wife of King Louis XIV from 1683 until his death in 1715. Although sh
Portrait by Pierre Mignard, 1694
Mme de Scarron
Madame de Maintenon with her niece, Françoise Amable d'Aubigné.
Madame de Maintenon with the natural children of Louis XIV by Antoine Coypel, 1684
Madame de Montespan
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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan, commonly known as Madame de Montespan, was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of King Louis XIV. During
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
…her access to the Parisian high society. She was widowed in 1660, but later saw her fortunes improve through her friendship with Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan, who tasked her with the upbringing of the king's extramarital children. She was made royal governess when the children were legitimised, and in 1675…
Portrait of Françoise-Athénaïs, c. 1660, when Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente
Henrietta Anne of England, to whom Madame de Montespan was a lady-in-waiting
Mme de Montespan, by Pierre Mignard, c.1670
Madame de Montespan and four of her children: Mademoiselle de Nantes; Count of Vexin; Mademoiselle de Tours; Duke of Maine