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Marguerite De Montchevreuil
Marguerite de Montchevreuil (1633–1699), was a French courtier. She was born to Charles Boucher d'Orsay, seigneur d'Orsay and Marguerite Bourlon and married Henri de Mornay, markis de Montchevreuil (1623–1706) in 1653. In 1679, she was appointed to the Household of the new Dauphine Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria: she was appointed to the post of governess of the Dauphines maids-of-honour, serving under the Première dame d'honneur Anne de Richelieu and the Dame d'atour Madeleine de Laval-Bois-Dauphin. She was a friend and confidante of Madame de Maintenon Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' ( ..., and had some influence at court. She was described as pious and unattractive. Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine claimed in her letters that Madame de Mainteno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtier
A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the official residence of the monarch, and the social and political life were often completely mixed together. Background Monarchs very often expected the more important nobles to spend much of the year in attendance on them at court. Not all courtiers were noble, as they included clergy, soldiers, clerks, secretaries, agents and middlemen with business at court. All those who held a court appointment could be called courtiers but not all courtiers held positions at court. Those personal favourites without business around the monarch, sometimes called the camarilla, were also considered courtiers. As social divisions became more rigid, a divide, barely present in Antiquity or the Middle Ages, opened between menial servants and other classes at cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphine Of France
The Dauphine of France (, also , ) was the wife of the Dauphin of France (the heir apparent to the French throne). The position was analogous to a crown princess (the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne). List of Dauphines of France House of Valois House of Bourbon See also * Dauphine of Auvergne * List of Angevin consorts * Countesses and Duchesses of Maine * List of consorts of Alençon * List of consorts of Bourbon * List of consorts of Vendôme * Countess of Artois * Countess of Provence * List of consorts of Lorraine The royal consorts of the rulers of the Lorraine region have held varying titles, over a region that has varied in scope since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established re ... * List of Princesses of Condé * List of consorts of Montpensier * List of consorts of Conti * List of consorts of Étampes * Countess of Évreux * Countess of Champagne * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Anna Victoria Of Bavaria
Maria Anna Christine Victoria of Bavaria (french: Marie Anne Victoire; 28 November 1660 – 20 April 1690) was Dauphine of France by marriage to Louis, Grand Dauphin, son and heir of Louis XIV. She was known as ''la Grande Dauphine''. The Dauphine was regarded a "pathetic" figure at the court of France, isolated and unappreciated due to the perception that she was dull, unattractive and sickly. She is the ancestor of all Spanish monarchs following her son Philip V. Life Early life Maria Anna was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy. Her maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie of France, the second daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici, thus her husband the dauphin was her second cousin. Born in Munich, capital of the Electorate of Bavaria, Maria Anna was betrothed to the dauphin of France in 1668, at the age of eight, and was carefully educated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Première Dame D'honneur
''Première dame d'honneur'' ('first lady of honour'), or simply ''dame d'honneur'' ('lady of honour'), was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. Though the tasks of the post shifted, the dame d'honneur was normally the first or second rank of all ladies-in-waiting. The dame d'honneur was selected from the members of the highest French nobility. History The office was created in 1523. The term Dame d'honneur has also been used as a general term for a (married) French lady-in-waiting. Initially, the married ladies-in-waiting who attended the queen of France had the title Dame. This was simply the title of a married lady-in-waiting, who was not the principal lady-in-waiting. From 1523, the group of 'Dame', (married) ladies-in-waiting who attended the court as companions of the queen had the formal title Dame d'honneur ('Lady of Honour', commonly only 'Dame'), hence the title 'Première dame d'honneur' ('Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne De Richelieu
Anne de Richelieu née ''Poussard de Fors du Vigean'' (1622–1684) was a French court official. She served as ''Première dame d'honneur'' to the queen of France, Maria Theresa of Spain in 1671–1679 and to the dauphine Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria in 1679–1684. Life Anne de Richelieu was the daughter of François Poussard, baron de Fors et sieur du Vigean and Anne de Neufbourg; she married François-Alexandre d'Albret, sire de Pons and comte de Marennes (16??–1648) in 1644, and Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis in 1649. She was appointed ''Première dame d'honneur'' to the queen on 21 November 1671. Anne de Richelieu did not have a bad relation to Madame de Montespan but actually contributed to a cordial relationship between Montespan and the queen. During the temporary estrangement between the king and Montespan in 1675, Anne de Richelieu brought about a meeting and a reconciliation between the queen and Montespan, for which the king expressed his gratitude toward her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dame D'atour
''Dame d'atour'' was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. The ''dame d'honneur'' was selected from the members of the highest French nobility. History At least from the Isabeau of Bavaria's tenure as queen, there had been a post named ''demoiselle d'atour'' or ''femme d'atour'', but this had originally been the title of the queen's chambermaids and divided among several people. The office of ''dame d'atour'', created in 1534, was one of the highest-ranking offices among the ladies-in-waiting of the queen and given only to members of the nobility.Nadine Akkerman & Birgit Houben, eds. ''The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe'' Leiden: Brill, 2013 The ''dame d'atour'' had the responsibility of the queen's wardrobe and jewelry and supervised the dressing of the queen and the chamber staff of ''femme du chambre''. When the ''dame d'honneur'' was absent, she was replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame De Maintenon
Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' (1961 film), a Spanish-Italian-French film * ''Madame'' (2017 film), a French comedy-drama film * Madame (singer) (born 2002), Italian singer and rapper * Madame, puppet made famous by entertainer Wayland Flowers ** Madame's Place, a 1982 sitcom starring Madame * Madame (clothing), an Indian clothing company Places * Île Madame, French island on the Atlantic coast * Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome * Palazzo Madama, Turin, Italian palace See also * Madam (other) Madam is a respectful title for a woman (often "Ma'am" or "Madame"). Madam may also refer to: * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
Princess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (german: Prinzessin Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz), (french: Princesse Élisabeth-Charlotte du Palatinat); known as Liselotte von der Pfalz, 27 May 1652 – 8 December 1722) was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach and, as ''Madame'' (''Duchesse d'Orléans''), the second wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (younger brother of Louis XIV of France), and mother of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, France's ruler during the Regency. She gained literary and historical importance primarily through preservation of her correspondence, which is of great cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of French court life and is today one of the best-known German-language texts of the Baroque period. Although she had only two surviving children, she not only became the ancestress of the House of Orléans, which came to the French throne with Louis Philippe I, the so-called "Citizen King" from 1830 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Bessola
Barbara Bessola (d. after 1690), was a French courtier. She was a member of the German entourage of Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria when she arrived in France for her wedding with the Dauphin in 1680. In France, she had the office Première femme de Chambre. Biography She became known at court as the sole favorite and intimate confidant of the Dauphine, who isolated herself with her and neglected to participate in court life and representation. Contemporaries blamed Bessola for the isolation of the Dauphine, and claimed that she prevented her from learning proper French by only speaking German with her, and that she wanted to prevent the Dauphine from learning French so as not to be replaced in her favor. The Dauphine herself referred to Bessola as her only weakness. Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine claimed in her letters that Madame de Maintenon did not wish the Dauphine to play any great role at court, slandered her against the king and bribed Barbara Bessola to isolate he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise-Victoire De La Force
Louise-Victoire de La Force (1665-1722), was a French courtier. She was the first lover of Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XIV). She was born to Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duke av La Force (1632-1699) and Marie de Saint-Simon-Courtomer (c. 1639-1670). She was made maid-of-honour to Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria in 1686, and as such was placed under the supervision of Marguerite de Montchevreuil. She was described as lively, witty and charming. She became the mistress of the Dauphin, which was a scandal at court. Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine claimed in her letters that Madame de Maintenon did not wish the Dauphine to play any great role at court, slandered her against the king and bribed Barbara Bessola to isolate her. Elizabeth Charlotte claimed that Marguerite de Montchevreuil had been engaged by Maintenon to estrange the Dauphine and her spouse, quote: :"That lady had also another creature in the Dauphine's household: this was Madame de Montchevreuil, the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Armande De Rambures
Marie-Armande de Rambures (1662-1689), was a French courtier. She was the first lover of Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XIV). She was born to René, Marquis de Rambures (d. 1671) and Marie Bautru des Matras (d. 1683). She was made maid-of-honour to Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria in 1679, and as such was placed under the supervision of Marguerite de Montchevreuil. She was described as lively, witty and charming. She became the first mistress of the Dauphin, which was a scandal at court. Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine claimed in her letters that Madame de Maintenon did not wish the Dauphine to play any great role at court, slandered her against the king and bribed Barbara Bessola to isolate her. Elizabeth Charlotte claimed that Marguerite de Montchevreuil had been engaged by Maintenon to estrange the Dauphine and her spouse, quote: :"That lady had also another creature in the Dauphine's household: this was Madame de Montchevreuil, the gouvernante of the Dauphin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
