Diane de Grandseigne
Diane de Grandseigne | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Mortemart | |
| Born | 1610 Lussac-les-Châteaux, Poitou, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 11 February 1666 (aged 55–56) Poitiers, Kingdom of France |
| Noble family | Rochechouart (by marriage) |
| Spouse | |
Issue | Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Madame de Montespan, Marie-Madeleine de Rochechouart |
| Father | Jean de Grandseigne |
| Mother | Catherine de La Béraudière |
| Occupation | Lady-in-waiting |
Diane de Grandseigne (c. 1610 – 11 February 1666), sometimes spelled as de Grandsaigne, was a French noblewoman and mother of Madame de Montespan.
Biography
Diane was born sometime around 1610, she was the daughter of Jean de Grandseigne, Marquis of Marsillac, and Catherine de La Béraudière, Lady of Villenon.[1] She was titled as Marquise of Grandseigne and was lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne of Austria.[2] Diane was described to have been a pious and gentle woman.[3]
Marriage and issue
In 1632, she married Gabriel de Rochechouart, a childhood friend of Louis XIII.[4] The marriage was characterised by their opposite personalities. While Gabriel was a womanizer, Diane was a pious woman.[3] An anecdote from the time is often used to summarize their relationship:[5][6]
One evening, when he had come home very late as was his habit, she, who was waiting up for him, could not help but ask in a vexed tone:
"Where have you been? Will you spend your whole life like this with devils?"
To which M. de Mortemart replied:
"I do not know where I come from, but I do know that my devils are in a much better mood than your good angel."[a]
Despite the nature of the marriage, the couple had 5 children. Diane was reportedly a woman with a strong sense of maternal duty who raised her children with deep faith in God.
| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Victor de Rochechouart 2nd Duke of Mortemart |
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25 August 1636 - 15 December 1688 |
Born in Paris, he died at Chaillot; married and had 6 children; current descendants include the Dukes of Noailles; | |
| Gabrielle de Rochechouart marquise of Thianges |
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1634- 12 September 1693 |
Married Claude Leonor Damas, Marquis of Thianges and had issue; her daughter Diane Gabrielle Damas de Thianges married Philippe Jules Mancini and had issue; current descendants include the Prince of Monaco through Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, also a descendant of the duchesse de Polignac; | |
| Françoise de Rochechouart Athénaïs de Montespan Madame de Montespan Marquise of Montepsan |
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5 October 1641 – 27 May 1707 |
Born at the Château of Lussac-les-Châteaux, she married Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin and had issue; was King Louis XIV's maîtresse-en-titre and had issue including the future duc du Maine, Madame la Duchesse, Duchess of Orléans and Count of Toulouse; | |
| Marie Christine de Rochechouart |
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? | Little is known of her; | |
| Marie Madeleine de Rochechouart Abbess of Fontevrault |
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1645 - 15 August 1704 |
Never married, entered the Abbey of Fontevraud as a nun, where she eventually became the abbess; known as the Reine des abbesses; through her writings, she is known as Gabrielle de Rochechouart. |
Death
References
- ↑ Rochechouart, Louis Victor Léon comte de (1859). Histoire de la maison de Rochechouart (in French). E. Allard.
- ↑ Revue historique, littéraire et archéologique de l'Anjou (in French). Cosnier et Lachèse. 1853.
- 1 2 Revue des questions historiques (in French). Librairie de Victor Palmé. 1935.
- ↑ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980), Burke's Royal families of the world. 2: Africa & the Middle East, Burke's series (Standard ed.), London: Burkes's Peerage, ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6, retrieved 2026-05-23
- ↑ Petitot, Jean (1862). Les Emaux de Petitot du Musée impérial du Louvre: portraits de personnages historiques et de femmes célèbres du siècle de Louis XIV (in French). Blaisot, libraire-éditeur, Md d'estampes.
- ↑ Caylus, Marthe-Marguerite Le Valois de Villette de Murçay (1671–1729; comtesse de) Auteur du texte (1823). Souvenirs de Madame de Caylus, suivis de quelques-unes de ses lettres. Nouvelle édition, précédée d'une notice biographique et littéraire, par M. Auger... et des notes de Voltaire.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Moreri, Louis (1732). Le grand dictionnaire historique ou Le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane... (in French). chez Pierre-Augustin Le Mercier.
Notes
- ↑ « Un soir qu'il était rentré fort tard à son ordinaire, elle, qui l'attendait, ne put s'empêcher de lui demander d'un ton chagrin : - D'où venez-vous ? Passerez-vous ainsi votre vie avec des diables ? À quoi M. de Mortemart répondit : - Je ne sais d'où je viens, mais je sais que mes diables sont de meilleure humeur que votre bon ange. »