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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 (French: [madam də mɔ̃tɛspɑ̃]; Madame de Montespan; 5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707) was the most celebrated maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XIV, by whom she had seven children.Born into one of the oldest noble families of France, the House of Rochechouart, Madame de Montespan was called by some the "true Queen of France"' during her romantic relationship with Louis XIV, due to the pervasiveness of her influence at court during that time. Her so-called "reign" lasted from around 1667, when she first danced with Louis XIV at a ball hosted by the king's younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, at the Louvre, until her alleged involvement in the notorious Affaire des Poisons in the late 1670s to 1680s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan has received more than 727,052 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 702 out of 15,577Before her are Maximinus Thrax, Ilse Koch, Smenkhkare, John the Fearless, Leonid Kravchuk, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika. After her are John of Bohemia, John Zápolya, Rudolf I of Germany, Constantine I of Greece, Henry I of France, and Jair Bolsonaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 4Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, and Man in the Iron Mask. After her are Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, La Voisin, Pu Songling, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Philippe de La Hire, and Antoine Coysevox. Among people deceased in 1707, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 2Before her is Dieterich Buxtehude. After her are Aurangzeb, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Ahmad Khani, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Jean Mabillon, Shitao, Christoph Cellarius, Johann Patkul, Jeremiah Clarke, and Willem van de Velde the Younger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 275 out of 6,011Before her are Jules Massenet (1842), Désirée Clary (1777), François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), Camille Claudel (1864), John the Fearless (1371), and Jean Gabin (1904). After her are Gabriel Fauré (1845), Henry I of France (1008), Simone Weil (1909), Germaine de Staël (1766), Pope Urban IV (1185), and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 68Before her are Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Philip the Good (1396), Charles I of Anjou (1226), Charles the Simple (879), Philip I of France (1052), and John the Fearless (1371). After her are Henry I of France (1008), Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), Anne of Brittany (1477), Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Letizia Ramolino (1750), and Robert II of France (972).