Françoise de Châlus

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Françoise de Châlus

Françoise de Châlus , from 1780 Duchess of Narbonne-Lara (* 1734 ; † 1821 ) was a daughter of Gabriel de Châlus, seigneur de Sansac.

In 1749 she was married to Jean-François de Narbonne-Lara, who was made Duke of Narbonne-Lara in 1780 . She was one of the ladies-in-waiting of Princess Marie Adélaïde (1732–1800), daughter of the French King Louis XV. and his wife Maria Leszczyńska . The king noticed her and made her his mistress . During her relationship with the king, she gave birth to two children: Philippe, Duke of Narbonne-Lara (1750–1834), and Louis , Count of Narbonne-Lara (1755–1813), who can be assumed to be Louis XV. her father was.

literature

  • Sylvia Jurewitz-Freischmidt: Galantes Versailles - The mistresses at the court of the Bourbons. Katz Casimir Verlag, ISBN 3-925825-86-X
personal data
SURNAME Châlus, Françoise de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Narbonne-Lara, Françoise Duchesse de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mistress of the French King Louis XV.
DATE OF BIRTH 1734
DATE OF DEATH 1821