Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000

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Francesco I of Tuscany de' MEDICI

1 UPDA
2 DATE 1574
2 PLAC Acceded:

Victoria Elisabeth Charlotte HOHENZOLLER

1 UPDA
2 PLAC Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen.

Frederike Viktoria HOHENZOLLERN Princess

1 UPDA
2 PLAC Victoria, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Frederike Viktoria HOHENZOLLERN Princess

1 UPDA
2 PLAC Victoria, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Margarete Beatrice Feodora HOHENZOLLERN

Princess Margarete Frederick-Charles of Hesse.

Francoise Athenais de Rochecho MORTEMART

1 NAME Madame /de Maintenon/

Mother of Francoise Marie de BOURBON, Mistress of King?

MAINTENON, pronounced man tuh NAWN, MARQUISE DE, pronounced mar KEEZ duh (1635-1719), was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She had great influence in France during his reign.

The future marquise was born Francoise d'Aubigne in Niort, France. In 1652, she married the much older Paul Scarron, who died in 1660. In 1669, she became governess to Louis XIV's children by his mistress, the Marquise de Montespan. But Louis grew to prefer the governess, giving her land and the title Marquise de Maintenon. After Louis's wife, Queen Marie-Therese, died in 1683, he secretly married Maintenon. Scholars disagree on the year of the marriage.

For more than 30 years, Maintenon was the king's trusted adviser. She was deeply religious and tried to raise moral standards at court. Just before Louis's death, Maintenon helped him burn hundreds of documents that could have damaged his historical reputation. In 1686, she founded a school for girls at St. Cyr. She retired there after Louis died in 1715.

Maximilian I of Austria HABSBURG

1 UPDA
2 DATE 1493
2 PLAC Acceded:

Reigned 1493-1519