NOUN
- French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
How To Use Montespan In A Sentence
- The notary of Saint Elix deserves a canonry in the Chapter of Charenton; it is not the Marquis de Montespan who is dead; they have played a trick on you. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
- The city of Ingres may be thought of by itself; there is plenty of food for reflection here without recalling the prude whose virtue caused more mischief than the vices of all the Montespans and Dubarrys put together. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"
- ` At ten o'clock they get into their carriages: * the king, Madame de Montespan, the Duke of Orleans, and Madame de Thianges, and the good Hendicourt on the dickey, that is as if one were in the upper gallery. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims, In All Times and Countries, especially in England and in France
