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Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges (French pronunciation: [maʁi ɑ̃ʒelik də skɔʁaj] ⓘ; July 1661 – 28 June 1681) was a French noblewoman and one of the many mistresses of Louis XIV.
Marie-Angélique de Scorailles (ou d'Escorailles) de Roussille, duchesse de Fontanges, née le 27 juillet 1661 et morte le 28 juin 1681, est une favorite de Louis XIV. À l'âge de 17 ans, elle tomba dans les bras du roi, alors âgé de 41 ans. Elle fut la dernière à ce titre dans la vie de Louis XIV, dans la mesure où la relation du roi ...
By early 1681, Marie Angélique de Scorailles began experiencing inexplicable symptoms such as a high fever. Fearing for her health, she traveled to the Abbey of Port-Royal to recover. But, even there, under the watchful eye of the nuns, her condition only worsened.
Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV. Artist/designer. Louis-Marie Lanté (1789 - 1871) Engraved by. Georges Jacques Gatine (1773 - 1831)
Marie Angélique Scorailles de Roussille, Duchesse de Fontanges. Mistress of Louis XIV 1679-80; made Duchesse de Fontanges in 1680; gave her name to the fashionable headdress known as the "fontange".
Mar 8, 2021 · Learn about the life and love of Marie Angélique de Scorailles, the young beauty who captured King Louis XIV's heart and became his mistress. Discover how she rose and fell at court, and what became of her after the end of their affair.
Marie Angelique de Scorailles was born in July 1661, in Raulhac, Cantal, Auvergne, France as the daughter of Jean Rigal de Scoraille marquis de Roussille and Aimee Eleonore de Plas. She married Louis XIV de Bourbon the Sun King in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
