Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson is the official favorite of King Louis XV. For 20 years had a huge impact on public affairs, patronized science and the arts. The girl received a good education, proper to the wife of an aristocrat, she knew music, painted, sang, played on stage, and played music. She was very beautiful and intelligent. Voltaire himself was looking for her with her. The girl married Charles Guillaume, the owner of the Etiol property near Paris.
Jeanne had a light character, a sociable nature and, despite her marriage, had a lot of fun in the company of brilliant youth. Banker Joseph Paris, wishing to curry favor with the king, introduced him Jeanne Poisson. At the ball, on the occasion of the wedding of the Dauphin, all were dressed in yew tree suits. The king himself was wearing a mask, and Jeanne-Antoinette arrived in the suit of the goddess of hunting. Acquaintance took place and soon Madame, Etiol became the official favorite favorite of King Louis XV.
In Versailles, she was provided with several rooms connected by a secret staircase with the royal chambers. Then the king gave her the Pompadour estate together with the title of the marquise. Her husband gave her a divorce with the permission of the church. Since then, the king has bestowed his marquis on castles, estates, jewels – the newly-founded marquise was expensive. The king’s wife had completely retired from the affairs and from the king’s bedroom. A smart and educated Marquise de Pompadour actively went into all state affairs, often influenced by them and many of them were executed by her decision. She died at 42, presumably from lung cancer.
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