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Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (/ ˈpɒmpədʊər /, French: [pɔ̃paduʁ] ⓘ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death.
Madame de Pompadour was the long-standing mistress of King Louis XV of France. In this portrait, the last ever painted of her, she is presented as a respectable, cultured, middle-aged woman, who gazes confidently at the viewer.
Madame de Pompadour was a mistress, friend and advisor to Louis XV, remaining with him until her death in 1764. Introduced in the Court by well-placed connections, she caught the King's eye and soon became his official mistress.
- Early Life: The Reinette
- Wife and Socialite
- Becoming The Royal Mistress
- The King’s Friend and Advisor
- Death and Legacy
- Sources
Jeanne Antoinette was the daughter of Francois Poisson and his wife Madeline de la Motte. Although Poisson was her legal father and the husband of her mother, it is more likely that Jeanne’s biological father was Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem, a wealthy tax collector. When Jeanne Antoinette was four, Francois Poisson had to leave th...
In 1740, Jeanne Antoinette married Charles Guillaume Le Normant d'Étiolles, the nephew of her guardian Tournehem. Upon their marriage, Tournehem made Charles his sole heir and gave Jeanne Antoinette an estate (one situated near the royal hunting grounds) as a wedding gift. The young couple were only four years apart in age, and they did fall in lov...
In order to be properly introduced at court, Jeanne Antoinette had to have a title. The king solved this by purchasing the marquisate of Pompadour and giving it to her, making her the Marquise de Pompadour. She became the king’s official mistress, living at Versaillesin apartments near his, and was formally presented to the court in September 1745....
By 1750, Pompadour ceased being Louis’s mistress, in large part due to her many health problems, including recurring bronchitis, three miscarriages, and chronic headaches. Nevertheless, she maintained her influential position, since their relationship had become much more than just a sexual one. The king did not take a new official “favorite,” but ...
Madame de Pompadour's poor health eventually caught up to her. In 1764, she suffered from tuberculosis, and Louis himself cared for her during her illness. She died on April 15, 1764 at the age of 42, and was buried at the Couvent des Capucines in Paris. Because of her influence on French society and her unusual advisory role to the king, the Madam...
Algrant, Christine Pevitt. Madame de Pompadour Mistree of France. New York: Grove Press, 2002.Eschner, Kat. “Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’.” Smithsonian, 29 December 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madame-de-pompadour-was-far-more-mistress-180967662/.Foreman, Amanda, and Nancy Mitford. Madame de Pompadour. New York Review of Books, 2001.Mitford, Nancy. “Jeanne-Antoinette Poission, marquise de Pompadour.” Encyclopaedia Brittanica, 25 Dec. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeanne-Antoinette-Poisson-marquise-de-Pompadour.- Amanda Prahl
Aug 29, 2024 · Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (born Dec. 29, 1721, Paris, France—died April 15, 1764, Versailles) was an influential mistress (from 1745) of the French king Louis XV and a notable patron of literature and the arts.
Jun 6, 2024 · Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV, was an exception. Her decisions impacted the king, the royal court, and French society. Rather than limiting her sphere of influence to her lover’s bedroom, her beauty was a stepping stone to power.
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Dec 29, 2017 · Jeanne Antoinette Poisson is better remembered as Madame de Pompadour, the official chief mistress of Louis XV. Her position was a highly political one as well as a sexualized one–a duality...
