Madame de Montespan, whose position made her doubly conspicuous, was one of the most characteristic figures in this little world. Her joys were visible, but they were false ; ...

Louis XIV, the so-called “Sun King,” had no shortage of mistresses…but none were as fascinating, or as scandalous, as the one known as Madame de Montespan.

Montespan (1640-1707) first met the king in the early 1660s, but she was not a major player in Louis' love life until 1666 or 1667. In the intervening years, she had married the Marquis de ...

MADAME DE THIANGES, the eldest sister of Madame de Montespan, had two daughters, the Duchesse de Nevers and the Duchess Sforza; and two other duchesses and a marquise were daughters of her brother ...

Madame de Montespan died in 1707 in the convent of Saint-Joseph in Paris. IS VERSAILLES BASED ON FACT OR FICTION? GETTY. Actress and model Anna Brewster plays Madame de Montespan.

There are a reported 30 sex scenes this time round, including an all-male five-in-a-bed encounter involving Philippe and and his lover the Chevalier de Lorraine, so this season looks like it could ...

View Portrait of Woman of Nobility perhaps Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart 1640-1707, known as Madame de Montespan by Charles Boit on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Charles ...