Anne de Rohan-Chabot
Anne-Julie de Rohan-Chabot (* 1648 - † February 4, 1709 in Paris ), known as Madame de Frontenay , was Princess of Soubise and a mistress of the French King Louis XIV.
Life
Anne-Julie was the daughter of Henri Chabot and his wife Marguerite, Duchesse de Rohan. She received an excellent education for the time and was married on April 17, 1663 to François de Rohan, Prince de Soubise (1630-1712). The marriage had ten children.
In 1665 she and her mother were invited to Versailles and introduced to the king, who took a liking to the young princess. The Duchess of Rohan wanted to protect her daughter from life at court, because it was common knowledge that the favor of the official mistress ( French maîtresse en titre ), Louise de La Vallière , was fading. In 1669 rumors circulated that Louis XIV and Anne-Julie were in love. This was not hidden from Madame de Montespan , and she intrigued against her rival.
In 1673, King Louis XIV resumed contact with the Princesse de Soubise. Her husband realized very quickly that he could use this situation in his favor. The king was generous in providing him with decorations and possessions. In January 1674, pregnant Anne-Julie came to Versailles as Queen Marie-Thérèse's maid of honor . On June 26, she gave birth to a son, Armand-Gaston , future Cardinal von Rohan and a member of the Académie Française . The liaison with the king ended in 1675, but she remained at court because of her role with the queen.
literature
- Sylvia Jurewitz-Freischmidt: Galant Versailles. The mistresses at the court of the Bourbons . Piper, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-492-24494-7 , pp. 162-163, 174.
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| SURNAME | Rohan-Chabot, Anne de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Madame de Frontenay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Soubise and mistress of the French king Louis XIV. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1648 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1709 |
| Place of death | Paris |