Maintenon

American  

[mant^uh-nawn] / mɛ̃təˈnɔ̃ /

noun

1. Marquise de Françoise d'Aubigné, 1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV.

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Maintenon British  

/ mɛ̃tnɔ̃ /

noun

1. Marquise de, title of Françoise d'Aubigné. 1635–1719, the mistress and, from about 1685, second wife of Louis XIV

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Example Sentences

Princes and potentates once treated the toilet seat as an extension of the throne; it was from the gilded cabinet that France's Louis XIV announced his engagement to Mme. de Maintenon.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is persistently concerned with rectifying the long-distorted picture of Maine and Madame de Maintenon, both of whom are customarily presented as monsters of intrigue and ambition.

From Time Magazine Archive

And in Louis XIV's day, the gardens did not stop at the doors; his mistress, Madame de Maintenon, liked to change color and perfume by rearranging the Trianon's million flower pots daily.

From Time Magazine Archive

I can make my meaning more easily understood by repeating a remark made by the Duchess of Burgundy to Madame de Maintenon.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1689, however, Alexander VIII. formally authorized the foundation, and in the February of the next year addressed a suitable brief to Madame de Maintenon, expressing the warm interest he felt in her undertaking.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.