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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

1640 - 1707

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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 782,897 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan is the 932nd most popular politician (down from 701st in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from France (down from 275th in 2019) and the 87th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 932 out of 19,576. Before her are Bongbong Marcos, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Marcian, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Djedefre, and Ottokar II of Bohemia. After her are Dido, Robert I, Duke of Normandy, Sergey Lavrov, Arnulf of Carinthia, James A. Garfield, and Robert F. Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 4. Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, and Man in the Iron Mask. After her are Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, La Voisin, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. Among people deceased in 1707, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 3. Before her are Dieterich Buxtehude, and Aurangzeb. After her are Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Ahmad Khani, Jean Mabillon, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shitao, Christoph Cellarius, Johann Patkul, Willem van de Velde the Younger, and Johann Christoph Denner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 338 out of 6,770. Before her are Louis VI of France (1081), François Couperin (1668), Sophie Germain (1776), Nadar (1820), Pierre Beaumarchais (1732), and Chrétien de Troyes (1135). After her are Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Charles Messier (1730), Louis de Broglie (1892), Claude Bernard (1813), John the Fearless (1371), and Raymond Kopa (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 87. Before her are Georges Clemenceau (1841), Diane de Poitiers (1499), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Anne of Brittany (1477), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), and Louis VI of France (1081). After her are Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), John the Fearless (1371), Paul Barras (1755), Édouard Daladier (1884), Adolphe Thiers (1797), and Louis IV of France (920).

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