Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan , better known as Madame de Montespan , was the most celebrated maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children.Born into one of the oldest noble families of France, the House of Rochechouart, Madame de Montespan was called by some the true Queen of France' during her romantic relationship with Louis XIV due to the pervasiveness of her influence at court during that time.Her so-called reign lasted from around 1667, when she first danced with Louis XIV at a ball hosted by the king's younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, at the Louvre Palace...
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