Maintenon
Americannoun
noun
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He is persistently concerned with rectifying the long-distorted picture of Maine and Madame de Maintenon, both of whom are customarily presented as monsters of intrigue and ambition.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the Carp at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV was said to resemble Madame de Maintenon to an extraordinary degree.
From Time Magazine Archive
The son of Madame de Montespan, Louis' most beautiful mistress, he became prot�g� of Madame de Maintenon, Louis' most enduring love.
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That its desperate romantic crumbs�Napoleon's Empress Josephine was born there, and Louis XIV's Madame de Maintenon lived there�are not enough to make up for its boredom.
From Time Magazine Archive
By interesting the king in its details, and inducing him to visit it very often, Madame de Maintenon partly secured the other great aim of her existence, namely, his amusement.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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