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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson also known as Madame de Pompadour

By: Dominique Dews. Jeanne Antoinette Poisson also known as Madame de Pompadour. Younger Life. Was born on 29 December 1721. Died do to tuberculosis in 1764 at the age of forty-two

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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson also known as Madame de Pompadour

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  1. By: Dominique Dews Jeanne Antoinette Poisson also known as Madame de Pompadour

  2. Younger Life • Was born on 29 December 1721. Died do to tuberculosis in 1764 at the age of forty-two • Parents : François Poisson& Madeleine de La Motte. However, it is suspected that her biological father was either the rich financier Pâris de Montmartel or the tax collector Le Normant de Tournehem , who became her legal guarding when François Poisson was forced to leave the country in 1725 • Place of Resident: Palace of Versailles

  3. Family : • Siblings : Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, who would later become the marquis de Marigny. • Spouse(s): married to Charles-Guillaume Le Normantd'Étiolles • Children : she had two children, a boy who died a year after his birth in 1741 and Alexandrine-Jeanne (nicknamed "Fanfan"), born August 10, 1744

  4. Introduction to court • Jeanne Antoinette was invited to a royal masked ball at the Palace of Versailles on the night of 25 to 26 February 1745, one of the many fêtes given to celebrate the marriage of the Dauphin Louis de France (1729–65) to the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (1726–46). By March, she was the king's mistress, installed at Versailles in an apartment directly below his. On 7 May, the official separation between her and her husband was pronounced.

  5. Intro to court Con. • To be presented at court, she required a title. The king purchased the marquisate of Pompadour on 24 June and gave the estate, with title and coat-of-arms, to Jeanne Antoinette, making her a Marquise.On 14 September, she was formally introduced to the court by the king's cousin, the Princess de Conti. She quickly mastered the highly-mannered court etiquette. Her mother died on Christmas Day of the same year, and did not live to see her daughter's achievement at becoming the undisputed royal mistress.

  6. Romance : • Jeanne-Antoinette entered the glittering life of the court at the Clipped Yew Tree Ball in 1745. She dressed as a shepherdess, and was determined to meet the magnetic King Louis XV, adorned as the tree. When their paths crossed, their fates were sealed—her carriage was reportedly seen outside of his apartment the next morning. he had been through several mistresses by this time, but "Madame de Pompadour"—a title that Jeanne-Antoinette was soon given, along with an estate—became his chief mistress within a year King Louis XV

  7. Romance Cont. Her "office" came with castle apartments beneath the king's own, as well as an annual income. A talented seductress, actress and singer, Madame de Pompadour dazzled Louis XV with lively theater productions that she organized and performed in. She also adored the king, so even after their sexual liaison had run its course, she continued to be his loyal companion, and was accorded unprecedented political influence. So devoted was the king to Madame de Pompadour, he became the stepfather of Fanfan

  8. Eventually, Madame de Pompadour was involved in everything from designing the Place de la Concorde in Paris, to court affairs and foreign policy. Careers rose and fell with her favor and she maintained her lofty position, despite many enemies at court, until her death in 1764.

  9. Interesting Facts: The Pompadour hairstyle is named after her. "Pompadour heels" (more commonly known as "Louis heels") are named after her. She was the subject of several portraits throughout her lifetime. The "coupe de champagne" (French champagne glass) is sometimes claimed to have been modelled on the shape of her breast, although this is probably not the case

  10. Death: • Madame de Pompadour's weakened health, from several miscarriages and a painful struggle with tuberculosis, brought about her death on Easter Day in 1764 (April 15, 1764), at the Palace of Versailles. She was buried two days later, beside her daughter at the Chapel of the Capuchin Friars in Place Vendome.

  11. Cites: Picture Cites: • http://www.artwareeditions.com/product_p/shec02.htm • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Andr%C3%A9_Van_Loo_-_Madame_de_Pompadour_en_belle_jardini%C3%A8re_-_v.1754-1755.jpg & Google Images Information Cites: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_de_Pompadour • http://www.biography.com/people/madame-de-pompadour-21075947

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