Famous French women during the 17th and 19th century

Louise de La Vallière, Mistress, Baroque, costumes,
Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, called Louise de La Vallière was a mistress of Louis XIV
  • Henriette d'Angleterre Princess of England. Baroque period hairstyle. Louis XIV fashion and costume period.
    Henriette d’Angleterre 1644-1670
  • Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan. First Lady of the Bedchamber of Marie Antoinette. Rococo costume period.
    Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan 1752-1822
  • Jeanne-Marie Roland de La Platière, Madame, Roland, Saloniere, Paris, Revolution,
    Jeanne-Marie Roland de La Platière 1754-1793
  • Jeanne Julie de Lespinasse French Salonnière. Rococo hairstyle coiffeur. Famous woman 18th century
    Jeanne Julie de Lespinasse (1732-1776)
  • Louise de La Vallière, Mistress, Baroque, costumes,
    Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, called Louise de La Vallière.
  • Madame de Motteville
    Madame de Motteville
  • Famous woman 18th century. Madame de Genlis. French writer, Artist, Literature. Early feminist, femme fatale
    Félicité de Genlis 1746-1830
  • Madame, marquise, Maintenon, morganatic, marriage, Louis XIV
    Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon called Madame de Maintenon, was the last mistress and in morganatic marriage, the second wife of Louis XIV of France. After a painting by Pierre Mignard.
  • Madame de Staël. Famous woman 18th century. French writer. Revolution costume. Merveilleuses hairstyle
    Madame de Staël 1766-1817
  • Marie Madeleine de Parabere. French courtisan. Baroque period clothing. Hairstyle Louis XV. Costume and fashion at the court of Versailles.
    Marie Madeleine de Parabere (1693-1750)
  • Marie Angélique de Scorailles. 17th century fashion. Baroque hairstyle.
    Marie Angélique de Scorailles 1661-1681
  • Marie Mancini courtisan of Louis XIV. Baroque hairstyle. Fashion costume and clothing of Versailles.
    Marie Mancini 1639–1715
  • Marquise de Montespan mistress of Louis XIV. Baroque period hairstyle. French courtisane
    Madame de Montespan 1707-1641
  • Ninon, Lenclos, courtesan, salonière, Louis XIV, fashion,
    Ninon de Lenclos 1620-1705
  • Marguerite Victoire Babois. French woman writer. Early feminist, femme fatale. Empire fashion
    Marguerite Victoire Babois 1760-1839
  • Virginie Ancelot, french, france, feminist, writer artist, painter,
    Virginie Ancelot 1792-1875

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Famous French women during the 17th and 19th century

  • Henriette d’Angleterre 1644-1670
  • Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan 1752-1822
  • Madame Roland 1752-1822
  • Jeanne Julie de Lespinasse 1732-1776
  • Louise de La Vallière 1644-1710
  • Madame de Motteville
  • Félicité de Genlis 1746-1830
  • Madame de Maintenon 1635-1719
  • Madame de Staël 1766-1810
  • Marie Madeleine de Parabere 1693-1750
  • Marie Angélique de Scorailles 1661-1681
  • Marie Mancini 1639–1715
  • Madame de Montespan 1707-1641
  • Ninon de Lenclos 1620-1705
  • Marguerite Victoire Babois 1760-1839
  • Virginie Ancelot 1792-1875

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