Pauline Felicite de Mailly,
Mademoiselle de Nesle, Madame de Vintimille (1712-1741)
Born August 1712
Died 10 September 1741 Versailles
Married 28 September 1739 Paris
Comte Jean Baptiste de Vintimille, Marquis de Vintimille,
Comte du Luc, son of Gaspard Magdelon Hubert de Vintimille,
2.Marquis du Luc, Marquis de La Marthe and Marie Charlotte
de Reffuge
Born 1720
Died 10 September 1777
Child by Louis XV, King of France 1715-1774, son of
Louis, Duc de Bourgogne and Princess Marie Adelaide de Savoie
Born 15 February 1710 Versailles
Died 10 May 1774 Versailles
As a young girl she was known as Mademoiselle de Nesle until, in 1739,
she married the Marquis de Vintimille, from when she was known as Madame
de Vintimille. By 1739 her elder sister, Madame de Mailly, had become the
mistress of King Louis XV.
Madame de Vintimille was no prettier than her sister, but was avaricious,
ambitious and much bolder; and when her sister introduced her to the king,
she replaced her and became the king's mistress in turn. The king, tired
of flattery, was amused by her frank speech and independent manner, and
so installed her at Choisy. However, here she soon died after giving birth
to the king's son. Named Comte de Luc, the boy grew up to be the image
of his father and was always known as the 'demi-Louis'.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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