HyperDic: francoise-athenais_de_rochechouart

English > 1 sense of the expression Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart:
NOUNperson Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart, Montespan, Marquise de MontespanFrench noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
English > Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707).
SynonymsMontespan, Marquise de Montespan
Instance ofmarchioness, marquiseA noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
CatalanMontespan

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