Maintenon
[mantuh-nawn]
- Marquise deFrançoise d'Aubigné, 1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV.
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She had, too, her estate at Maintenon, and some other property.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
That old Maintenon and her pupil have also had a finger in the pie.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, CompleteElizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Upon this point alone did he agree with that old, Maintenon.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, CompleteElizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
All that remains of this cruel folly are a few ruins at Maintenon.
The Story of ParisThomas Okey
The Maintenon cannot endure me, and the Duchesse de Bourgogne likes only what that lady likes.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-CyrCharlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
Maintenon
- Marquise de, title of Françoise d'Aubigné. 1635–1719, the mistress and, from about 1685, second wife of Louis XIV
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