Montespan

Mon·tes·pan

[mon-tuh-span; French mawn-tes-pahn]
noun
Marquise de ( Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart ) 1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.
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Montespan (French mɔ̃tɛspɑ̃) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Marquise de, title of Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart. 1641--1707, French noblewoman; mistress of Louis XIV of France

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