Main·te·non

(măN′tə-nôN′, măNt-nôN′), Marquise de Title of Françoise d'Aubigné. 1635-1719.

French consort of Louis XIV. The widow of French writer Paul Scarron, she secretly married the king (c. 1685) after the death of his first wife.

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Maintenon

(French mɛ̃tnɔ̃)

(Biography) Marquise de, title of Françoise d'Aubigné. 1635–1719, the mistress and, from about 1685, second wife of Louis XIV

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Main•te•non

(mɛ̃t^əˈnɔ̃)

n.

Marquise de (Françoise d'Aubigné), 1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV.

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Maintenon - 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, Marquise de Maintenon

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In a large dining room stood the table at which Louis XIV and his mistress Madame Maintenon, and after them Louis XV, and Pompadour, had sat at their meals naked and unattended--for the table stood upon a trapdoor, which descended with it to regions below when it was necessary to replenish its dishes.

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Perhaps the little woman thought she might play the part of a Maintenon or a Pompadour.

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"Come, my dear Albert," said Debray, "confess that your cook is behindhand, that the oysters have not arrived from Ostend or Marennes, and that, like Madame de Maintenon, you are going to replace the dish by a story.

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Madame de Maintenon Chateau de Versailles 15 April-21 July www.chateauversailles.fr

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King Louis XIV (1638-1715), aka the Sun King, has secretly wed his mistress, the Marquise de Maintenon; rid himself of the Man in the Iron Mask, his real father (or so this BBC version of history has it) and kicked out all the French Protestants after revoking the Edict of Nantes.

Silver lining to Sun King's stormy reign; How Louis XIV's rule forced an exodus of skilled Huguenot craftsmen... and sparked a massive leap forward in quality of British silversmithing

A Jean Racine B Catherine de' Medici C Jacques Benigne Bossuet D Francoise Marquise de Maintenon 10.

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The historical series continues, with Madame de Maintenon (Catherine Walker) happy to become a full time member of King Louis' council.

MONDAY JULY 2; TV GUIDE

But there's something sweetly magical about Chateau de Maintenon, some 47km from Versailles in a leafy patch of the Loire Valley.

Saddle up for a French adventure; ABI JACKSON takes to the saddle for a chateau and cheese-filled tour of france

Madame de Montespan finds a way to hurt a former friend in the king's prim companion Francois de Maintenon, while Philippe returns a war hero, accompanied by his brother-in-arms Guillaume, who is rewarded by the king for his bravery in battle.

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34) cita como exemplo madame de Maintenon, ultima mulher de Luis XIV, com quem, apos a morte da rainha, o rei acabou se casando em uma cerimonia noturna e quase secreta.

The Marchioness of Santos and the Taste for the Power: from "Favorite" to Liberal Militant/A Marquesa de Santos e o gosto pelo poder: de "favorita" a militante liberal

During the third series, Louis will indulge in a fiery romp with Madame de Maintenon, who is just as thirsty for power and domination as he is.

Erotic BBC series Versailles set to be axed after viewers tire over graphic sex scenes; The raunchy drama, which had around three x-rated scenes per 55-minute episode on average, was originally due to run for four series and cost [pounds sterling]21million to make