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unusual facts about maîtresse en titre



Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn

On the death of Queen Caroline (1683−1737) the Prime Minister Robert Walpole suggested that Amalie be brought over from Hanover to Britain to take her place as maîtresse en titre to George II.


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Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 31 March 1670 - Sceaux, 14 May 1736) was a legitimised son of the French king Louis XIV and his official mistress, Madame de Montespan.

Maîtresse-en-titre

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson (better known as Madame de Pompadour) (1721–1764), marquise de Pompadour

Marie Anne Éléonore de Bourbon

Her father was the grandson of le Grand Condé and her mother, Louise-Françoise de Bourbon was the eldest surviving daughter of Louis XIV of France and his Maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan.