Madame de Pompadour
chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was better known as Madame de Pompadour. The Marquise of Pompadour (29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764) was courtier and the official chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 until her death. She was born in Paris, Kingdom of France, and died there from tuberculosis at 42. She was presented to the royal court by a cousin of the King, the Princess of Conti.
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
---|---|
Marquise of Pompadour | |
![]() Portrait by François Boucher | |
Full name
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
Born | Paris, France | 29 December 1721
Died | 15 April 1764 Paris, France | (aged 42)
Spouse(s) | Charles Guillaume le Normant d'Étiolles (1717–99, m. 1741) |
Issue
| |
Father | François Poisson |
Mother | Madeleine de la Motte |
Occupation | Chief mistress to Louis XV |
Gallery
change-
1755, by Quentin de la Tour
-
Pompadour as Diana by Jean-Marc Nattier
-
Portrait by Boucher
-
Finished posthumously in 1764 by Drouais