de Montespan, Madame b. October 5, 1641 d. May 27, 1707 Mistress of French King Louis XIV. Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart, daughter of Gabriel de Rochechouart and his wife Diane de Grandseigne, was born into two of the oldest noble families of France. She later adopted the name Athénaïs, such that she was Françoise-Athénaïs. She received her formal education at the Convent of Saint Mary at Saintes. On January 28, 1663, Françoise married Louis Henri de Pardaillan de...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick) Convent of La Flèche, La Fleche, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
b. October 5, 1641 d. May 27, 1707