Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 - 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon [madam mɛ̃t (ə)nɔ̃] ), was a French noblewoman who secretly married King Louis XIV. Although she was never considered queen of France, she was one of the King's closest advisers and the royal children's governess. Secret wife of Louis XIV 1635-1719 The last great female presence in the life of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon was first brought to the king's attention by Madame de Montespan. Serving at first as governess to Louis XIV's illegitimate children away from the prying eyes of the court, she later married the king in secret.
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Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (baptized Nov. 28, 1635, Niort, Poitou, France—died April 15, 1719, Saint-Cyr) second wife (from either 1683 or 1697) and untitled queen of King Louis XIV of France. She encouraged an atmosphere of dignity and piety at court and founded an educational institution for poor girls at Saint-Cyr (1686). The second wife of King Louis XIV of France, Madame de Maintenon has long fascinated historians and novelists by her improbable life. Born into an impoverished, criminal family, Maintenon conquered salon society as the wife of the poet Paul Scarron. Madame de Maintenon (27 November 1635 - 15 April 1719) was a French woman. She became the second wife of King Louis XIV, even though the marriage was never announced to the public.. She was born "Françoise d'Aubigné", a daughter of Constant d'Aubigné and his wife Jeanne de Cardilhac.She was born in Niort, in western France.In 1652, Françoise married Paul Scarron As a result, she became. Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de (1635-1719)French noblewoman who was the second wife of Louis XIV and established an influential school for girls . Name variations: Madame or Mlle Maintenon. Born on November 27, 1635, in Niort Prison, Poitou, France; died on April 15, 1719, at St. Cyr; interred at St. Cyr; daughter of Constant d'Aubigné and Jeanne de Cardilhac; married poet.
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Madame de Maintenon. In the corridors of power | Palace of Versailles 16 April 2019 - 21 July 2019 Madame de Maintenon. In the corridors of power On the tercentenary of her death, Madame de Maintenon, Louis XIV's secret wife, will return to her apartments in the Palace of Versailles for an exhibition in her honour, from 16 April to 21 July 2019. Madame de Maintenon On 27 December 1674, after receiving generous financial rewards from the King for her services, Madame Scarron bought the seigneurie of Maintenon, and one year later she became Madame de Maintenon. In 1680, she was appointed Mistress of the Robes to the Dauphine. ca. 1700. Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), was the unofficial second wife of Louis XIV. The widow of the poet Paul Scarron, she was hired as governess to the children that Louis XIV had with his mistress Madame de Montespan and gradually grew closer to the king. Shortly after the death of Queen Maria Theresa in 1683. Biography Second wife of Louis XIV, byname Madame de Maintenon; lived in great poverty then married Paul Scarron, poet and comic writer, in 1651 (or 1652), and presided over his literary salon; after her husband's death, she managed to become governess of Louis XIV's children by Mme de Montespan in 1669, and bought the lands of Maintenon in 1674; in 1675, Louis XIV called her 'Madame de.
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Madame de Maintenon, née Françoise d'Aubigné ou, plus rarement, d'Aubigny 1, née le 27 novembre 1635 à Niort et morte le 15 avril 1719 à la Maison royale de Saint-Louis à Saint-Cyr, est une dame française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles qui fut l'épouse puis la veuve de Paul Scarron. Par la suite, elle fut titrée marquise de Maintenon. Madame de Maintenon. (1635-1719). As the second wife of the French king Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon restored to the French court a sense of dignity and piety that had long been absent. She was born Françoise d'Aubigné in Niort in November 1635. Only a child when her parents died, she lived with relatives until at 16 she was sent to.
Madame de Maintenon. Francoise d'Aubigne was born in 1636 outside the walls of the Chateau- Trompette, "the Bastille of Bordeaux." Cardinal Richelieu had imprisoned her father, so her mother, Martinique, was forced to raise her daughter on the streets while living off charity from her relatives. The history of Madame de Maintenon is the stuff of fairytales. The widow of the poet Scarron, Françoise d'Aubigné, was initially appointed as governess for the illegitimate children of the King and Madame de Montespan. After several years of tireless devotion to her work, she earned the recognition and then the love of the Sun King, and.
Madame de Maintenon Arts in the City
Madame de Maintenon. In 1674, Françoise d'Aubigné, the future Madame de Maintenon, bought the entire estate, including the château, land and farms, thanks to the generous financial support she received from King Louis XIV. She hoped to retire there in her old age. The main extensions to the château from 1686 onwards are linked to the. According to Princess Palatine: "In any case, what is certain is that the King has never been so passionate about any mistress as he is about her [Madame de Maintenon]; it is a rather curious thing to see them together." Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise of Maintenon (1635-1719), and her niece, Louis Elle le Jeune
