Maîtresse-en-titre - Wikipedia Maîtresse-en-titre From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Maîtresse-en-titre" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Diane de Poitiers. Olympia Mancini. Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Madame de Pompadour. Madame du Barry. The maîtresse-en-titre (French: [mɛtʁɛs ɑ̃ titʁ]) was the chief Royal mistress of the king of France.[1] The title came into use during the reign of Henry IV and continued through the reign of Louis XV. It was a semi-official position which came with its own apartments.[2] In contrast, the title petite maîtresse was the title of a mistress who was not officially acknowledged. From the reign of Louis XIV, the term has been applied, both in translation ("official mistress") and in the original French, to refer to the main mistress of any monarch or prominent man when his relationship with her is not clandestine, e.g. Vibeke Kruse, Nell Gwynn, Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, Lola Montez, Magda Lupescu. Contents 1 French royal mistresses with the position of Maîtresse-en-titre 2 See also 3 References 4 External links French royal mistresses with the position of Maîtresse-en-titre[edit] While the King may have many mistresses, there were normally only one official Maîtresse-en-titre. Below are examples of those with this position. For a full list of all the mistresses of a French King, regardless of their position as official or not, please see List of French royal mistresses. Charles V of France Biette de Cassinel (c. 1340 – c. 1380) Charles VI of France Odette de Champdivers (c. 1384–1424) Charles VII of France Agnès Sorel (c. 1422–1450) Antoinette de Maignelais (c. 1430 – c. 1461) Louis XI of France Phélise Regnard Marguerite de Sassenage (c. 1449–1471) Francis I of France Françoise de Foix (1495–1537), countess of Châteaubriant Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508–1580), duchess of Étampes Henry II of France Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566) Henry III of France Louise de La Béraudière du Rouhet Renée de Rieux de Châteauneuf Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé Henry IV of France Diane d'Andoins "La Belle Corisandre" (1554–1621) Françoise de Montmorency (1562–?) Esther Imbert (1570 – c. 1593) Antoinette de Pons (1570–1632) Gabrielle d'Estrées (c. 1571–1599) Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579–1633), marquise de Verneuil Jacqueline de Bueil (c. 1580–1651) Charlotte des Essarts (c. 1580–1651) Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency (1594–1650), princess of Condé Louis XIV of France Louise Françoise de la Baume le Blanc de la Vallière (1644–1710), duchesse de la Vallière and duchesse de Vaujours Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan (1640–1707) Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635–1719), married the King in 1683 Isabelle de Ludres (1687–1722) Marie Angélique de Scoraille de Roussille (1661–1681), duchess of Fontanges Louis XV of France Louise Julie, Comtesse de Mailly (1710–1751) Pauline-Félicité de Mailly (1712–1741), marquise de Vintimille Diane-Adélaïde de Mailly (1713–1760), duchess of Lauraguais Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux (1717–1744) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (better known as Madame de Pompadour) (1721–1764), marquise de Pompadour Marie-Jeanne Bécu (better known as Madame du Barry) (1743–1793), countess of Barry Louis XVIII of France Zoé Talon, comtesse du Cayla (1785–1852) See also[edit] Henry IV of France's wives and mistresses Favourite References[edit] ^ Lewis, Brenda Ralph (2016-07-15). The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe. ISBN 9781502619099. ^ Hunter-Stiebel, Penelope; Leyzour, Philippe Le; Baumont, Olivier (2008). "La volupté du goût: La peinture française au temps de madame de Pompadour". External links[edit] List of maîtresses du Roi-Soleil (French) v t e Interpersonal relationships Types of relationships Significant Domestic partnership Boyfriend Girlfriend Cohabitation Monogamy Open marriage Family Marriage Husband Wife Soulmate Siblings Cousin Widowhood Casual Open relationship Gold digging Enjo kōsai Sexual partner One-night stand Friendship Kinship Non-monogamy Polyamory Polyfidelity Polygamy Romantic friendship Same-sex relationship Courtesan Cicisbeo Concubinage Seraglio Plaçage Marriage à la façon du pays Gigolo Mistress Royal Favourite Maîtresse-en-titre Sugar baby/Sugar daddy/Sugar momma Distant Divorce Stranger Marital separation Romantic relationship events Bonding Courtship Dating Mating Romance Breakup Annulment Divorce Separation Meet market Singles event Wedding Feelings and emotions Affinity Attachment Compersion Intimacy Jealousy Limerence Love Passion Platonic love Unconditional love Human practices Bride price Dower Dowry Hypergamy Infidelity Repression Sexual activity Transgression Relationship abuse Child abuse Dating violence Domestic violence Elder abuse Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maîtresse-en-titre&oldid=987405858" Categories: Mistresses of French royalty 1340s establishments in France 1852 disestablishments in France Lists of royal mistresses Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from January 2018 All articles needing additional references Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Français Italiano Português ไทย Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2020, at 20:44 (UTC). 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