Marie Christine de Pardaillan de Gondrin
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Marie Christine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (December 1663 – 1675) was the eldest legitimate child of Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart
and her husband, the Marquis of Montespan
. She died in her teens and never married.
, marquis de Montespan and his wife of nine months Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart
. She was the eldest of two children born to the couple and had numerous half brothers and sisters as a result of her mother's affair with Louis XIV of France
.
When her father found out about the affair between the King and her mother, Montespan decided to take his children away to his country estate before raising a scandal at court, challenging the king one day at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
and decorated his carriage with antler
s (like horns, these were traditional symbols of the cuckolded husband).
He was promptly imprisoned in the For-l'Évêque
, then exiled to his lands - taking young Marie Chrsitine and the even younger Louis Antoine
.
This did not stop his agitation, and he not only came to Paris nearly every year between 1670 and 1686 but also commanded an annual requiem mass to be sung for his wife during her lifetime.
Little Marie Christine died at the Château de Bonnefont, one of her father's castles in Gascony.
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan
Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise of Montespan , better known as Madame de Montespan, was the most celebrated maîtresse en titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children....
and her husband, the Marquis of Montespan
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin , marquis of Montespan, was a French nobleman. He is most notable as the husband of Louis XIV's mistress Madame de Montespan.-Life:...
. She died in her teens and never married.
Biography
Marie Christine was born in Paris. to Louis Henri de Pardaillan de GondrinLouis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin , marquis of Montespan, was a French nobleman. He is most notable as the husband of Louis XIV's mistress Madame de Montespan.-Life:...
, marquis de Montespan and his wife of nine months Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan
Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise of Montespan , better known as Madame de Montespan, was the most celebrated maîtresse en titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children....
. She was the eldest of two children born to the couple and had numerous half brothers and sisters as a result of her mother's affair with 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...
.
When her father found out about the affair between the King and her mother, Montespan decided to take his children away to his country estate before raising a scandal at court, challenging the king one day at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois...
and decorated his carriage with antler
Antler
Antlers are the usually large, branching bony appendages on the heads of most deer species.-Etymology:Antler originally meant the lowest tine, the "brow tine"...
s (like horns, these were traditional symbols of the cuckolded husband).
He was promptly imprisoned in the For-l'Évêque
For-l'Évêque
The For-l’Évêque was a prison in Paris. It was in operation from 1674 until 1780, and demolished at the start of the 19th century.-History:- Sources :* Jules Édouard Alboise du Pujol, Auguste Maquet, Les Prisons de l’Europe, t...
, then exiled to his lands - taking young Marie Chrsitine and the even younger Louis Antoine
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin , marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan , then 1st Duke of Antin was a French nobleman...
.
This did not stop his agitation, and he not only came to Paris nearly every year between 1670 and 1686 but also commanded an annual requiem mass to be sung for his wife during her lifetime.
Little Marie Christine died at the Château de Bonnefont, one of her father's castles in Gascony.