Isabelle de Ludres
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Marie Elisabeth de Ludres, known as Isabelle (Ludres
1647 - Nancy 28 January 1726), was a French noble (marquise) lady-in-waiting
and canoness, royal mistress of Louis XIV of France
in 1675-76.
Daughter of Jean de Ludres and Claude de Salles and introduced at the court of Lorraine in Poussay
. In 1662, she was engaged to Duke Charles IV of Lorraine
, who had been banned by the Pope for deserting his spouse Nicolette of Lorraine
for Beatrice de Cousance
, but the engagement was broken when he married Marie Louise d'Aspremont
(1651–1693) in 1664. She became a lady-in-waiting to the French queen Maria Theresa of Spain
in 1670 and to Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
in 1673. In 1675, she became involved in a relationship with Louis XIV. Louis wished the relationship to be secret and had no plans to make her official favorite, and when she openly declared that she was going to replace Madame de Montespan the relationship was ended by Louis. Ludres left the court in 1678 and moved to a convent in Paris. She eventually accepted a royal pension and move back to Lorraine. She was made marquise in 1720.
Ludres
Ludres is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Ludréens. In the past, inhabitants of Ludres were known by their neighbours as rôtisseurs , having once turned out en masse to watch their adulterous priest burned at the stake.-External...
1647 - Nancy 28 January 1726), was a French noble (marquise) lady-in-waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
and canoness, royal mistress of Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
in 1675-76.
Daughter of Jean de Ludres and Claude de Salles and introduced at the court of Lorraine in Poussay
Poussay
Poussay is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Porsuavitains .-Geography:...
. In 1662, she was engaged to Duke Charles IV of Lorraine
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
Charles IV was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, and again from 1661 until 1675.- Biography :...
, who had been banned by the Pope for deserting his spouse Nicolette of Lorraine
Nicolette of Lorraine
Nicole de Lorraine was Duchess of Lorraine and Bar from 1 August 1624 to 21 November 1625, and Duchess consort in 1625–1634. She was born in Nancy, the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Margerita Gonzaga...
for Beatrice de Cousance
Béatrix de Cusance
Béatrice de Cusance , was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married 1637 to Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine.Issue:*Francis de Lorraine ;...
, but the engagement was broken when he married Marie Louise d'Aspremont
Marie Louise d'Aspremont
Marie Louise d'Aspremont , was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married in 1665 to Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine.She was the daughter of Charles II, comte d'Aspremont....
(1651–1693) in 1664. She became a lady-in-waiting to the French queen Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Austria was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elizabeth of France. Maria Theresa was Queen of France as wife of King Louis XIV and mother of the Grand Dauphin, an ancestor of the last four Bourbon kings of France.-Early life:Born as Infanta María Teresa of Spain at the...
in 1670 and to Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine was a German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV of France. Her vast correspondence provides a detailed account of the personalities and activities at the court of her brother-in-law, Louis XIV...
in 1673. In 1675, she became involved in a relationship with Louis XIV. Louis wished the relationship to be secret and had no plans to make her official favorite, and when she openly declared that she was going to replace Madame de Montespan the relationship was ended by Louis. Ludres left the court in 1678 and moved to a convent in Paris. She eventually accepted a royal pension and move back to Lorraine. She was made marquise in 1720.