The de Mailly–Nesle sisters lived in France during the reign of Louis XV. They were the five daughters of a noble couple and four of them became the mistresses of the King of France. “Sisterly love” is a concept that has a different meaning in their case. Today we will follow their story.
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Music – YT Audio Library.
Sources / Further reading
The Confidantes of A King, The Mistresses of Louis XV by E. de Goncourt, Translated by Ernest Dowson, T. N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1907
Madame de Pompadour by H. Noel Williams, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1902
The 4 Sisters Who Became the Mistresses of Louis XV
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FranceRoyal courtLouis XVParisMistresses of Louis XVDe Mailly sistersQueen Marie LeczinskaCardinal de FleuryVersaillesMadame de MaillyDuke of RichelieuPauline Felicite de MaillyChateau de ChoisyRenovation of the chateauMarie Anne de MaillyCount of MaurepasDauphineDiane Adelaide de MaillyThe war of Austrian successionMetzLilleMadame de ChateaurouxMadame de Pompadour