AFTER the various balls celebrating the marriage of the Dauphin, Madame d’Étiolcs was frequently observed flitting in and out of the palace. Nobody knew whether she slept there, and if so in which ...

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated... More Than A Mistress: Madame De Pompadour Was A Minister Of ...

Madame de Pompadour was the most influential mistress of Louis XV. Even though having influence over a king was no small deal, there is more to De Pompadour than just that role. “The power of ...

Madame de Pompadour was a power to be reckoned with during the reign of her lover, the French king Louis XV. Born Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, she rose through the proverbial ranks at the court of ...

THE publication in Germany, within the past few years, of a number of extremely valuable works, historical and documentary, has thrown a flood of light upon the long negotiations and the busy ...

We hope you enjoy this article from The Times Literary Supplement, free to subscribers of The Wall Street Journal. Louis XV’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour, has generally been badly served by her ...

"Madame de Pompadour: Images of a Mistress" at the National Gallery (through Jan. 12) and the Wallace Collection's "The Art of Love: Madame de Pompadour" (through Jan. 5) are concerned primarily with ...

MADAME DE POMPADOUR (324 pp.) Nancy Mitford— Random House ($4.75). When the mob marched on Versailles in the French Revolution, palace guards ran to close the massive iron gates. They tugged in vain: ...

Scottish actor Sam Heughan from the TV series "Outlander" poses during a photocall at the 55th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 14, 2015. Reuters/Eric Gaillard Details about Madame de ...