Maintenon, Madame de
Francoise d'Aubigné (later the Marquise de Maintenon) was born, married to the author Paul Scarron and widowed before she was 26. She'd made numerous powerful friends through Scarron and was invited to nurse a bastard child of Louis XIV; however, she grew close to Louis and married him, although the year is debated. A woman of letters and dignity, she founded a school at Saint-Cyr.
Biography of Madame de Maintenon
Although poorly written in places, this biography of Madame de Maintenon, or Madame de Scarron as she was once known, is comprehensive and doesn't perpetuate the controversy regarding the Treaty of Nantes, although there are few details on her life as wife to the King.
Although poorly written in places, this biography of Madame de Maintenon, or Madame de Scarron as she was once known, is comprehensive and doesn't perpetuate the controversy regarding the Treaty of Nantes, although there are few details on her life as wife to the King.
Madame de Maintenon and the Treaty of Nantes
Most biographies accuse Madame de Maintenon of encouraging Louis XIV to revoke the treaty of Nantes; however, partway through this essay on 'The Allure of the Royal Mistress' by Amanda Foreman you'll find an alternative point of view.
Most biographies accuse Madame de Maintenon of encouraging Louis XIV to revoke the treaty of Nantes; however, partway through this essay on 'The Allure of the Royal Mistress' by Amanda Foreman you'll find an alternative point of view.
Madame de Maintenon's Trianon
Gardenvisit.com's history of Marly le Roi, a French royal residence, contains an interesting story about Madame de Maintenon's effect on the garden, including a real insight into how politics and sexual rivalry were expressed physically through the gardens.
Gardenvisit.com's history of Marly le Roi, a French royal residence, contains an interesting story about Madame de Maintenon's effect on the garden, including a real insight into how politics and sexual rivalry were expressed physically through the gardens.