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Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

1635 - 1719

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Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon (French: [madam də mɛ̃t(ə)nɔ̃] ), was a French noblewoman and the second wife of Louis XIV of France from 1683 until his death in 1715. Although she was never considered queen of France, as the marriage was carried out in secret, Madame de Maintenon had considerable political influence as one of the King's closest advisers and the governess of the royal children. Born into an impoverished Huguenot noble family, Françoise married the poet Paul Scarron in 1652, which allowed her access to the Parisian high society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon has received more than 2,222,161 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon is the 46th most popular companion (down from 32nd in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from France (down from 218th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Companion.

Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, was a French aristocrat who was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was a powerful figure at the court of King Louis XIV and was the governess of the king's children by Madame de Montespan.

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Among companions, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 46 out of 784. Before her are Queen Sonja of Norway, Salman the Persian, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Anne of Cleves, and Désirée Clary. After her are Zainab bint Muhammad, Elizabeth of York, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Priscilla Presley, Dinah, and Hafsa bint Umar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1635, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 2. Before her is Robert Hooke. After her are Henry Morgan, François l'Olonnais, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Joachim Becher, Philipp Spener, Zanabazar, Philippe Quinault, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, and Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1719, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 1. After her are Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, John Flamsteed, Benjamin Hornigold, Michel Rolle, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Boris Sheremetev, Arnold Houbraken, and Joseph Addison.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 300 out of 6,770. Before her are Robert II of France (972), J. M. G. Le Clézio (1940), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (1804), Germaine de Staël (1766), and Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661). After her are François Mauriac (1885), Jacques de Molay (1243), Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749), John I of France (1316), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), and François de La Rochefoucauld (1613).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon ranks 6. Before her are Madame de Pompadour (1721), Madame du Barry (1743), Joseph Bonaparte (1768), Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), and Désirée Clary (1777). After her are Elisabeth of Valois (1545), Brigitte Macron (1953), Isabella of France (1295), Julie Clary (1771), Marie of Anjou (1404), and Emma of Normandy (985).

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