Maintenon
Americannoun
noun
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It was clean and decent, but it missed the pungent grandeur of the commode from which Louis XIV announced his forthcoming marriage to Mme. de Maintenon.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
And in Louis XIV's day, the gardens did not stop at the doors; his mistress, Madame de Maintenon, liked to change color and perfume by rearranging the Trianon's million flower pots daily.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1716 the Italian comedians whom Louis XIV's prudish mistress, Maintenon, had banished 19 years before, were called back to France, and Watteau caught the vogue for them by painting Le Mezzetin.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the town of Maintenon the "very powerful and pious" lady who bore its name was a great benefactress.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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