Madame de Montespan

Born: 5 October 1640
Died: 27 May 1707, aged about 67
Record: Wikidata Q230982 · Wikipedia

Suspect in The Affair of the Poisons

The king's mistress, named by witnesses after La Voisin's execution; never charged or tried.

1677–1682 · Paris and the court of Louis XIV, France · Executed

Fortune tellers selling 'inheritance powders' to the Paris elite, a secret court lit by torches, and testimony that reached the king's own mistress. Read the case.

Dated events

July 1680
Marguerite Monvoisin's statements begin to implicate Madame de Montespan.
May 1681
The commission resumes, but avoids the cases touching Madame de Montespan.
July 1709
Louis XIV is reported to have burned the dossier of evidence concerning Madame de Montespan.