Figure from the Museum of Ventura County collection.
		A pillar of strength and stability in a period of travail.
		Mme. Françoise d’Aubigné de Maintenon (1635-1719) entered the French court as a governess. She eventually became Louis XIV’s mistress and then his second wife, but never his queen. She was the most powerful influence on Louis’ in his mature years. She established the St. Cyr School for the daughters of impoverished noblemen. - More
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Contemporaries in Historical Figures of France	Other Mistresses and Lovers
Gaston d' Orleans Louis XIV (equestrian) Louis XIV (robes of state) Louis XIV 1685 Marquise Françoise d'Aubigné de Maintenon Marquise Françoise Athénaїs de Montespan Philippe d'Orleans "Monsieur" Philippe d'Orleans (regent)	Chen-Fei (Pearl Concubine) Duchess of Kendal Lucrezia Borgia Maria Fitzherbert (Older) Marquise Françoise d'Aubigné de Maintenon Marquise Françoise Athénaїs de Montespan Nell Gwynne Peggy Shippen (Mrs. Arnold) Salome

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