Tao Te Ching
Madame de Pompadour
(Jeanne Antoinette Poisson)
1721 – 1764 CE
Called by Will Durant “One of the most remarkable women in history” as “the most cultured woman of her time” and by Voltaire “one of us,” Madame de Pompadour as chief mistress of Louis XV became a brilliant governor of France, protector of Voltaire, savior of Diderot’s Encyclopedie, patron to Rousseau, Montesquieu, and the “Age of Enlightenment” in general. Excommunicated by the Catholic Church and the “Queen of Rococo,” she supported philosophy, literature, music and art as porcelains, hair styles, dresses, chairs, ribbons, beds, and dishes were named after her. Beautiful, charming, and intelligent, she led France to its highest artistic influence on European civilization as well as making her country much stronger economically and politically.
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Qing dynasty (1644 – 1912 CE)Quotes by Madame de Pompadour
Quotes about Madame de Pompadour (1 quotes)
“[When asked, 'Of all the characters populating The Story of Civilization, whom wold you have most like to have known,' he answered] Madame De Pompadour... she was beautiful, she was charming, she was luscious—what else do you want?”
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