1640 - 1707
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, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 702 out of 15,577. Before 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.
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 696
1906 - 1967
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 697
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 698
1371 - 1419
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 699
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 700
1937 - 2021
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 701
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 702
1296 - 1346
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 703
1487 - 1540
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 704
1218 - 1291
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 705
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 706
1008 - 1060
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 707
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 708
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, 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 2. Before 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.
1640 - 1705
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 1
1640 - 1701
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 2
1640 - 1703
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 3
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 4
1640 - 1673
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 5
1640 - 1680
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
1640 - 1715
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 7
1640 - 1700
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 8
1640 - 1710
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
1640 - 1689
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 11
1640 - 1720
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
1637 - 1707
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 2
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 3
1633 - 1707
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 4
1650 - 1707
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 5
1655 - 1707
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 6
1632 - 1707
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 7
1642 - 1707
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 8
1638 - 1707
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 9
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 10
1674 - 1707
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
1633 - 1707
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 275 out of 6,011. Before 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).
1842 - 1912
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 269
1777 - 1860
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 270
1613 - 1680
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 271
1864 - 1943
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 272
1371 - 1419
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 273
1904 - 1976
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 274
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 275
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 276
1008 - 1060
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 277
1909 - 1943
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 278
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 279
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 280
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 281
Among politicians born in France, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan ranks 68. Before 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).
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 62
1396 - 1467
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 63
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 64
879 - 929
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 65
1052 - 1108
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 66
1371 - 1419
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 67
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 68
1008 - 1060
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 69
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 70
1477 - 1514
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 71
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 72
1750 - 1836
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 73
972 - 1031
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 74