marquise : Idioms & Phrases

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marquise de maintenon

  • noun French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
    Francoise d'Aubigne; Madame de Maintenon; Maintenon.
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marquise de montespan

  • noun French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
    Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart; Montespan.
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marquise de pompadour

  • noun French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
    Pompadour; Jeanne Antoinette Poisson.
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