Françoise d'Aubigné: The Woman Behind the Sun King
Regal: Rebels and Rulers por Jessica C. Dickey & Gregory M. Shreve
T1 · E11
27 abr 2026
20:16
Notas del episodio
This supplemental episode, like our one about Nell Gwynn, explores the fascinating life of an intriguing and influential royal mistress.
In today’s episode, we journey back to seventeenth-century France to explore the life and legacy of Françoise d’Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon. She was first the mistress, and later the secret wife, of King Louis XIV of France.
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Palabras clave
Women's History
European History
Françoise d’Aubigné
Louis XIV
Sun King
Marquise de Maintenon
French History
Madame de Maintenon