Louis xiv madame de montespan

Thus, most of the chief offenders, who had managed by their accusations to transform a criminal trial into an affair of state, escaped execution and ended their lives in various provincial prisons. Serving at first as governess to louis xivs illegitimate children away from the prying eyes of the court, she later married the king in secret. Versailles season two is the lavish story of frances king louis xiv starring george blagden and anna brewster. The affair of the poisons by frances mossiker is one of the only accounts of this bizzare and forgotten episode of history. She came to public notice having spent several years in fashionable parisian salons where it quickly became clear she was an intelligent, witty and very attractive woman. A woman of outstanding beauty, she was much feared by her fellow courtiers on account of the famous montemart wit for which her family was renowned, and held great sway over the royal court. This is my small video tribute to the main couple of the season. Originally a member of the house of rochechouart, she had a strong influence inside the court during her romantic association with the king and was considered as the. Photo by fine art imagesheritage imagesgetty images the place of the kings official mistress was a difficult position to win and an even harder one to keep. Later 6 months after the death of henriette, louis turns his attention to montespan and makes her his personal mistress. But when she became a part of an affair which was one of the greatest scandals in the life of louis xiv her life was also put in danger. Montespan 16401707 first met the king in the early 1660s, but she was not a major player in louis love life until 1666 or 1667. She embodied the glory of his reign with her sharp wit, sensual appearance and overall magnificence. In early 1663, they were married, and their first child was born that november.