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Athenais
France, history, bourbons, 1589-1789
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Court and courtiers
Kings and rulers
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Biography
History
Athénaïs de Montespan reigned as official mistress to Louis XIV during the most glorious period of "the splendid century." As lovely and charming as she was witty and cunning, Athénaïs quickly rose to far greater prominence than the King's own spouse. It was Madame de Montespan who was known as "the…
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