Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire d'Argenton (1684-1749), was the royal mistress of
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as ''le Régent''. ...
from 1702 until 1710. She was the mother of
Jean Philippe d'Orléans
Jean Philippe, ''bâtard d'Orléans'' (28 August 1702 – 16 June 1748), called ''le chevalier d'Orléans'' or ''le Grand Prieur d'Orléans'', was an illegitimate son of Philippe d'Orléans, nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV.
Biography
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[Argenton (Marie-Louise-Madeleine-Victoire Le Bel de La Boissière de Séry, comtesse d’). In: Louis-Gabriel Michaud (Hrsg.): Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, 2. Auflage, Bd. 2 (1854), S. 189f. (online).]
Her parents were Daniel le Bel and Marie Anne Masparault. She was from a noble family and maid of honor to the mother of Philippe.
When she and Philippe had a child, she lost her position as a courtier. However, she was provided with a house by Philippe, and their relationship became public.
In 1706, she was given the title of Countess d’Argenton. In 1709, she acted as Philippe's hostess for the reception of the Duke of Bavaria. d'Argenton was the subject of several political speculations.
When the relationship was discontinued in 1710, she asked to enter a convent, but was refused permission. Instead, she was given an allowance.
She married Charles-Rodrigue Gonzague de Forbier, Chevalier d’Oppède in 1713, and was widowed in 1717.
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Sources
* Argenton (Marie-Louise-Madeleine-Victoire Le Bel de La Boissière de Séry, comtesse d’). In: Louis-Gabriel Michaud (Hrsg.): Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, 2. Auflage, Bd. 2 (1854), S. 189f. (online).
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Mistresses of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
1684 births
1749 deaths
French ladies-in-waiting