![Madame de Montespan, mistress to King Louis XIV of France, 1640-1707. She wears her hair in ringlets, an unusual dress of lace on one side, and blue silk on the other, adorned Madame de Montespan, mistress to King Louis XIV of France, 1640-1707. She wears her hair in ringlets, an unusual dress of lace on one side, and blue silk on the other, adorned](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JHWCKK/madame-de-montespan-mistress-to-king-louis-xiv-of-france-1640-1707-JHWCKK.jpg)
Madame de Montespan, mistress to King Louis XIV of France, 1640-1707. She wears her hair in ringlets, an unusual dress of lace on one side, and blue silk on the other, adorned
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Mme. Françoise Athénaïs Montespan (1641-1707) was the mistress of Louis XIV. She was maid of honor t… | 17th century fashion, Fashion history, 17th century clothing
![File:Pierre Mignard - Madame de Montespan dressed as the hunting goddess Diana.png - Wikimedia Commons File:Pierre Mignard - Madame de Montespan dressed as the hunting goddess Diana.png - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Pierre_Mignard_-_Madame_de_Montespan_dressed_as_the_hunting_goddess_Diana.png)
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![Rebecca Laurasia on Twitter: "I love her so much, that I had to make two! Madame de Montespan is just as gorgeous in season 2 of #Versailles. #VersaillesWomenDay https://t.co/TZJBqUUHag" / Twitter Rebecca Laurasia on Twitter: "I love her so much, that I had to make two! Madame de Montespan is just as gorgeous in season 2 of #Versailles. #VersaillesWomenDay https://t.co/TZJBqUUHag" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C95JutHUIAAJzlw.jpg:large)
Rebecca Laurasia on Twitter: "I love her so much, that I had to make two! Madame de Montespan is just as gorgeous in season 2 of #Versailles. #VersaillesWomenDay https://t.co/TZJBqUUHag" / Twitter
![Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan. Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a miniature in the collection of Louis Marie Lante from Le Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan. Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a miniature in the collection of Louis Marie Lante from Le](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BT4DYF/francoise-athenais-de-rochechouart-de-mortemart-marquise-de-montespan-madame-de-montespan-mistress-of-king-louis-xiv-handcoloured-lithograph-by-breton-after-a-miniature-in-the-collection-of-louis-marie-lante-from-le-bibliophile-jacob-aka-paul-lacroixs-costumes-historiques-de-la-france-historical-costumes-of-france-administration-de-librairie-paris-1852-2BT4DYF.jpg)