Madame de Pompadour

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• Nancy Mitford

LAST UPDATED: Dec 25, 2019 See Article History

Alternative Titles: Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour, Jeanne-Antoinette le Normant d’Étioles

Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour, byname Madame de Pompadour, also called (1741–45) Jeanne-Antoinette Le Normant d’Étioles, (born Dec. 29, 1721, Paris, France—died April 15, 1764, Versailles), influential mistress (from 1745) of the French king Louis XV and a notable patron of literature and the arts.

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