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Antoinette de Maignelais ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twanɛt də mɛɲlɛ]; 1434–1474) was the cousin of Agnès Sorel, favorite mistress of Charles VII of France until her sudden death in 1450.
Antoinette de Maignelais (ou de Magnelais) née vers 1430 et morte le 5 novembre 1470, vicomtesse de la Guerche 1 est une noble française, maîtresse du roi de France Charles VII, puis du duc de Bretagne François II .
Apr 28, 2022 · Antoinette de Maignelais (1434–1474) was the chief mistress of Charles VII of France from 1450 until his death. The Baroness of Villequier by marriage, she replaced her cousin Agnès Sorel as the king's favourite mistress after Sorel's sudden death in 1450.
- Charles VII de Valois, Roi de France
- 1474 (39-40)
- 1434
- April 28, 2022
Vicomtesse de La Guerche et de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, dame des îles de Mazanne, d'Oléron et d'Auvert, dame de Montrésor et de Cholet. Cousin of the famous beauty Agnès Sorel. Mistress of King Charles VII and François II de Bretagne.
L’article se propose de reconsidérer le parcours d’Antoinette de Maignelais, Dame de Villequier, afin de mettre en lumière sa capacité à s’adapter au contexte politique troublé du milieu du XVe siècle.
- Laurent Guitton
Feb 4, 2024 · Antoinette de Maignelais was the chief mistress of Charles VII of France from 1450 until his death. The Baroness of Villequier by marriage, she replaced her cousin Agnès Sorel as the king's favourite mistress after Sorel's sudden death in 1450.
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The sixth chapter, “Agnès Sorel and Antoinette de Maignelais: A Star and a Footnote,” examines how differently these cousins, both favorites of Charles VII, have been incorporated into the tradition of the French mistress, even though contemporary chroniclers were not flattering to either.
