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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Pompadour, Marquise de
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A famous mistress of Louis XV., born in Paris; celebrated for her beauty and wit; throwing herself, though a married woman, in the king's way, she took his fancy, and was installed at Versailles; for 20 years exercised an influence both over him and the affairs of the kingdom, to the corruption and ruin of both, and the exasperation of the nation; she was preceded as mistress of Louis by La Châteroux, and succeeded by Du Barri (1721-1764).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pompadour, Marquise de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pompadour-marquise-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pompadour, Marquise de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pompadour-marquise-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
