Madame de Montespan is most famous for being the longtime mistress of Louis XIV of France. Last episode we discussed how the queen of Versailles got there, but what happened once she was on top?

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Some sources we used:

https://partylike1660.com/francoise-athenais-de-rochechouart-de-mortemart-marquise-de-montespan/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgdmDURB--0&t=185s

https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/scandal-conspiracy-and-the-affair-of-the-poisons-inside-the-court-of-louis-xiv/

https://thisisversaillesmadame.blogspot.com/2015/12/madame-de-montespan-real-queen-of-france.html

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