Montespan
Americannoun
noun
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The manuscript in question had belonged to the Count of Toulouse, the son of Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan, and the count’s music teacher was none other than Couperin.
From Washington Post
He spent time there not with his wife, Maria-Theresa of Austria, but his lover, Madame de Montespan.
From New York Times
She owed her bread to Madame de Montespan," replied the Prince, "and yet ceased not her efforts till she had supplanted her.
From Project Gutenberg
He resolved to dismiss Madame de Montespan, and departed to join the army without seeing her.
From Project Gutenberg
In the course of his brief penitence, Louis frowned majestically upon his tempest-tempered favorite, Madame de Montespan.
From Project Gutenberg
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