Marie de Hautefort

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Marie de Hautefort

Marie de Hautefort (* 1616 ; † August 1, 1691 ) was a confidante of the French King Louis XIII. , but probably not his mistress , just a platonic friend.

Life

Marie was the youngest of six children of the Marquis Charles de Hautefort († 1616) and his wife Renée, the daughter of René and Catherine du Bellay de La Flotte-Hauterive. At the endeavors of her grandmother, the "Dame de la Flotte", she became lady-in-waiting of the French Queen Anna of Austria . At court she was nicknamed "l'Aurore". The poet Paul Scarron praised them with the verses: "Objet rare et charming, merveille incomparable, qui logez dans le corps d'une fille adorable le courage et l'esprit d'un homme généreux!" Cardinal Richelieu, however, disapproved of the influence Marie got to the king over time. In 1635 he succeeded in ousting Marie from her position and replacing her with another lady-in-waiting, Louise de La Fayette . When the Marquis de Cinq-Mars became the king's new favorite in 1639 , Marie was banished. After the cardinal's death, she returned to court in 1643, but could not assert herself because the new strong man, Cardinal Jules Mazarin , refused her. In 1646 she married Marshal Charles de Schomberg . The marriage remained childless. However, when she died at the age of 75, King Louis XIV , who is said to have treasured her, visited her deathbed.

literature

  • Jacques Magne: Marie de Hautefort, le grand amour de Louis XIII.

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personal data
SURNAME Hautefort, Marie de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Confidante of the French King Louis XIII.
DATE OF BIRTH 1616
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1691