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Maintenon, Françoise de (1635 - 1719)

Last edited by Floor_Toebes on Oct. 3, 2024, 9:44 a.m.
Short name Maintenon, Françoise de
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First name Françoise
Birth name Maintenon
Married name , Scarron
Alternative name Marquise de Maintenon (1675 - ?) — Françoise d' Aubigny (1635 - ?) — Françoise Scarron (1652 - ?) — Madame Scarron (1652 - ?)
Date of birth 1635
Date of death 1719
Flourishing -
Sex Female
Place of birth Niort
Place of death Saint-Cyr
Lived in Martinique , Niort , Paris
Place of residence notes
Portrait de Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, représentée en Sainte Françoise Romaine par Pierre Mignard (1694).
Mother
Father
Children
Religion / ideology Catholic, Protestant
Education Convent education
Aristocratic title Marquise
Professional or ecclesiastical title Royal governess
Louis XIV 1683-1715
Scarron, Paul 1652-1660
Maintenon, Françoise de was ...
related to Marthe-Marguerite Comtesse de Caylus
related to Ursins, Anne-Marie de la Trémoille des
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Memberships
Place(s) of Residence Martinique (1639-1647) , Niort (1635-1639) , Paris
Author of
receptions circulations
Lettres de Madame de Maintenon (1752) 18 3
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Circulations of Maintenon, Françoise de, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Receptions of Maintenon, Françoise de, the person

For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.

Title Author Date Type
Portrait de Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, représentée en Sainte Françoise Romaine par Pierre Mignard (1694). 1694 is portrait of
Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Madame de Maintenon et à celle du siècle passé Laurent Angliviel de La Beaumelle 1755 is biography of
*Mention in art. "Dat men zich aan alle schikkingen der Voorzienigheid met gelaatenheid moet onderwerpen; dewyl wy zelden in staat zyn te beoordeelen, of het geen ons overkomt als een wenschelyk geluk of schadelyk onheil te agten zy" Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1763 -
*Article dans Dictionnaire historique [..] Briquet, Marguerite Ursule Fortunée Bernier 1804 is biography of
Madame de Maintenon Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de 1806 is biography of
Madame de Maintenon peinte par elle-même Suard, Amélie 1810 is biography of
Iets over de Fransche wijsgeeren en hunnen oorsprong. Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1812 -
*Mention in review art. about Genlis, De l'influence des femmes [...] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1812 -
Bauer, S., *Lemma in De Levens van gedenkwaardige Mannen en Vrouwen uit de achttiende Eeuw [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1813 -
*Art. in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1814 -
*Mention in art. about: Het Leven van Robbert Hellemans, eene Hollandsche Familiegeschiedenis, uit het laatste gedeelte der Zeventiende Eeuw, door A. Loosjes Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1817 -
*Mention in art. about: Fragmenten uit eene reis naar Parijs, in 1814. Door John Scott Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1817 -
Lettres inédites de Mme de Maintenon et de Mme la princesse des Ursins. Léopold Collin 1826 is biography of
*Mention in review art. about Genlis, Madame de Maintenon Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1827 -
*Mention in art. on Spindler in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1830 -
*Mention in Geschiedenis des Vaderlands History of the Netherlands Bilderdijk, Willem 1836 comments on person
*Mention in art. De Mode Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1836 -
*Mention in art.: Edmund Kean en mistriss Siddons. Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1837 -
*Mention in art.: Herinneringen aan Parijs en deszelfs omstreken, 1834, van een' jeugdigen geneeskundige. Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1838 -
*Mentions (of Maintenon) in De Prinses Orsini Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida 1843 -
*Mention in art. in De Gids over Klaas Sybrandi, Marie Arnaud, of de Terugtogt der Waldenzen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1845 -
*Mention in article "Geschiedenis van den opstand in de Cevennen, onder Lodewijk XIV" History of the revolt of the Cévennes, under Louis XIV E. Piaget 1845 -
*Mention in article about: Staatshervormen. Dichterlijk Vertoog, Horatius nagebootst, door Mr. A.W. Engelen Potgieter, Everardus Johannes 1845 -
*Mention in: Het leven van de Markiezin de Pompadour (The Life of Mme de Pompadour) Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1846 -
*Mention in article: Over den priester, de vrouw en het huisgezin. Naar het Fransch van J. Michelet About the priest, the wife and the family. After the French by J. Michelet E. Piaget 1846 -
Orsini Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida 1846 is biography of
*Mentions (of Maintenon) in Diana Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida 1846 -
*Art. in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1850 -
J. Heemskerk, *Mention in art.about: Geschiedenis van Engeland sedert de troonsbestijging van Jakobus II, door Thomas Babington Macaulay. ~~journalist (name below) 1852 -
*Mention in art. "Bijdrage tot eene geschiedenis van de liefhebberij-tooneelen" Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1853 -
Drie episodes uit het leven van Madame de Maintenon Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1856 comments on person
*Mention in review art. on J. Michelet, Louis XIV et la Révocation de l'Édit de Nantes. - Paris, 1860. Busken Huet, Conrad 1860 -
*Mention in review article about J. Michelet, Louis XIV et la révocation de l'édit de Nantes Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack 1860 -
*Mention in art. aabout: Louise Mühlbach. Hofgeheimen. Geschiedkundige roman. Naar den tweeden druk, uit het Hoogduitsch. Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1864 -
*Mention (of Maintenon) in Orsini Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida 1864 -
*Mention in review article of: Les Émaux de Petitot du Musée Impérial du Louvre. Portraits de Personnages Historiques et de Femmes Célèbres du Siècle de Louis XIV Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1864 -
*Mention in review article of: Eugène Bonnemère, la France sous Louis XIV H. Dozy-de Stoppelaar 1865 -
*Mention in art. "De kunst in Frankrijk gedurende de Revolutie" Johan Carl Zimmerman 1868 -
*Mention in article : Elisabeth Charlotte van de Paltz, Hertogin van Orleans M.A.N. Rovers 1870 -
*Kleine Schetsen Polko, Elise 1870 is biography of
*Mention in art.: OVERZIGT VAN BUCKLE'S GESCHIEDENIS DER BESCHAVING, door M. Henriquez Pimentel Reinhart Pieter Dozy 1871 -
*Mention in art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1872 -
P. Bruijn, *Mention in reviw art. on: Kleine Schetsen van Elise Polko P.A. de Bruijn 1872 -
*Mention of Maintenon in review art. : Port-Royal par Sainte-Beuve Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack 1872 -
*Mention in art. : "Het hedendaagsche Rusland" Modern day Russia H.H. van Cappelle 1878 -
*Mention in review art. of: Journaal van Constantyn Huygens, den zoon Jacob Hendrik Hora Siccama 1878 -
J.N. van Hall, *Mention in art. "Molière en zijn vijanden" Jacob Nicolaas van Hall 1879 -
*Mention in review article of: Wilhelm III van Oranien und Georg Friedrich von Waldeck William III of Orange and George Friedrich of Waldeck Knoop, Willem Jan 1881 -
*Mention in review art. of: De sprookjes van Moeder de Gans The tales of Mother Goose Perk, Marie Adrien 1882 -
J.N. van Hall, *Mention in Art. in De Gids Jacob Nicolaas van Hall 1883 -
*Mention in art. "De traktaten tot verdeeling der Spaansche monarchie. 1698-1700" H.J. van der Heim 1884 -
Madame de Maintenon Paul Jacquinet 1886 is biography of
*Mention of Maintenon in art. "Molière en de Moliéristen" Busken Huet, Conrad 1886 -
*Mention in art. "Figaro" 1887 -
Mme de Maintenon J. Desplantes , P. Pouthier 1890 is biography of
*Mention in art. "De laatste regeeringsjaren van Willem III" Bijvanck, W.G.C. 1898 -
Femeia in literatura [La femme en littérature] Scriban, Eugenia 1907 is biography of
Madame de Maintenon : populær-historisk skildring fra Ludvig XIV's tid Madame de Maintenon: popular-historical depiction of Louis XIV's time Kristine Holsen 1912 is biography of
Pregled glavni zastopnic francoskega slovstva Overview of the Main Female Representatives of French Literature Debeljak, Anton 1912 -
La sposa del re Goss, Elsa 1927 comments on person

Mentioned in:
- La Porte 1769 I 557-576
- Boudier de Villemert 1778
- Briquet 1804
- Jacquinet, Les femmes de France poètes et prosateurs, 1886
- Desplantes et Pouthier, 1890
- Debeljak, Pregled, 1912

KLK 1915

According to Desplantes et Pouthier, while traveling to America as a young girl, Françoise got so sick her parents believed her to be dead, and were on the verge of throwing her overboard when she regained consciousness. p.191

Morganatic marriage with Louis XIV (so never officially queen)
Father had bad reputation: killed first wife and was imprisoned for a considerable amount of time for various reasons. Françoise said to have been born in prison. Desplantes et Pouthier, pp.187-188

Niort 27-11-1635 - Saint-Cyr 15-04-1719.
Lived in Martinique, Niort, Paris, Saint-Cyr, Versailles.

Married to Scarron, widowed (1660), remarried in 1685 to Louis XIV, widowed (1715).

MENTIONED IN: - Offen, European feminisms, 2000, p. 35ss: critique of institutional marriage