Marguerite-Catherine Haynault
Marguerite-Catherine Haynault, marquise de Montmélas (born September 11, 1736 - March 17, 1823 ) was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Haynault, a tobacco dealer from Paris . She was one of the ladies-in-waiting of Princess Marie Adélaïde (1732–1800), daughter of the French King Louis XV. He became aware of her and made her his mistress , and the connection with the king resulted in two children: Agnès-Louise de Montreuil (* 1760) and Anne-Louise de La Réale (* 1762). In 1766 she married Blaise d'Arod, Marquis de Montmélas.
literature
- Sylvia Jurewitz-Freischmidt: Galantes Versailles - The mistresses at the court of the Bourbons. Katz Casimir Verlag, ISBN 3-925825-86-X
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| SURNAME | Haynault, Marguerite-Catherine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haynault, Marguerite-Catherine marquise de Montmélas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mistress of the French King Louis XV. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1736 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1823 |