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Montespan. Another of Louis XIV’s favorites whose name became synonymous with “mistress.” Françoise-Athénaïs de Pardaillan, the marquise de Montespan, was the daughter of a nobleman, Gabriel de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart. While serving as maid of honor to Louis’s queen Marie-Thérèse in 1663 she married the marquis de Montespan. The Sun King’s first mistress, La Vallière, introduced Madame de Montespan to him, which she eventually regretted, as the beautiful and brilliant woman replaced her in the king’s affections. La Val- lière was cruelly discarded and Montespan became Louis’s mistress, bearing him seven children, all of whom were later le- gitimized by the crown, in addition to the two she bore her husband. In the end, however, Montespan lost out to Madame de Maintenon, her companion and the governess of her chil- dren, suffering the same fate as her predecessor. But Montespan did not give up so easily. When Louis’s affections showed signs of ebbing and he turned to Madame de Maintenon in about 1673, Montespan tried resorting to magic, consulting the infa- mous sorceress La Voison. She even tried to poison the Sun King’s food, but Louis had such fond memories of her that the assassination attempt was hushed up. In 1691, she retired to a convent with a large pension from the king, and she died 16 years later, aged 66. See lavaliere; maintenon; pompadour.

词汇	montespan
词源	Montespan. Another of Louis XIV’s favorites whose name became synonymous with “mistress.” Françoise-Athénaïs de Pardaillan, the marquise de Montespan, was the daughter of a nobleman, Gabriel de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart. While serving as maid of honor to Louis’s queen Marie-Thérèse in 1663 she married the marquis de Montespan. The Sun King’s first mistress, La Vallière, introduced Madame de Montespan to him, which she eventually regretted, as the beautiful and brilliant woman replaced her in the king’s affections. La Val- lière was cruelly discarded and Montespan became Louis’s mistress, bearing him seven children, all of whom were later le- gitimized by the crown, in addition to the two she bore her husband. In the end, however, Montespan lost out to Madame de Maintenon, her companion and the governess of her chil- dren, suffering the same fate as her predecessor. But Montespan did not give up so easily. When Louis’s affections showed signs of ebbing and he turned to Madame de Maintenon in about 1673, Montespan tried resorting to magic, consulting the infa- mous sorceress La Voison. She even tried to poison the Sun King’s food, but Louis had such fond memories of her that the assassination attempt was hushed up. In 1691, she retired to a convent with a large pension from the king, and she died 16 years later, aged 66. See lavaliere; maintenon; pompadour.
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