Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan (5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707), commonly known as Madame de Montespan (French: [madam də mɔ̃tɛspɑ̃]), was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of King Louis XIV. During their romantic relationship, which lasted from the late 1660s to the late 1670s, she was sometimes referred to as the "true Queen of France" due to the pervasiveness of her influence at court. Born into the House of Rochechouart, one of the oldest noble families of France, Françoise-Athénaïs married the Marquis of Montespan in 1663. She then became a maid of honour to Princess Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans, and later a lady-in-waiting to Queen Maria Theresa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan has received more than 732,981 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan is the 702nd most popular politician (down from 562nd in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from France (down from 238th in 2019) and the 68th most popular French Politician.

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan was a French noblewoman and one of the many mistresses of King Louis XIV of France. She was a powerful figure at the court of France in the second half of the 17th century.