Marie-Thérèse
Marie-Thérèse (Marie-Thérèse Charlotte; 19 December 1778 – 19 October 1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France, and
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Louis XIV’s Women
Not quite at the same volume as his grandfather Henri IV, Louis XIV is credited with having at least fifteen
Anne de Rohan-Chabot, The Princess of Soubise
One of Louis XIV’s many mistresses was a beautiful young noblewoman who was the Princess of Soubise. Louis had met
Mademoiselle de Fontanges
Marie-Angélique de Scorailles, Mademoiselle de Fontanges, was a beautiful young girl, the same age as Louis XIV‘s son, when she
Madame de Montespan
Françoise de Montespan, or “Athenaïs” as she preferred to be called, did not arrive at Versailles with the goal of
Madame de Maintenon’s Beds
The widow Scarron was the no-nonsense governess of Louis XIV’s children with his mistress Madame de Montespan. Louis was grateful
Louis XIV’s Legitimised Children
Louise de la Vallière Louis XIV legitimised his two surviving children by Louise de la Vallière and the six he