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Events on Saturday 15 April 1719 1
1635 – 1719Franu00e7oise d'Aubignu00e9, Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719)Died 15 April 1719, aged 83Franu00e7oise d'Aubignu00e9, Marquise de Maintenon, rose from poverty to become the second, secret wife of King Louis XIV of France. She wielded wide influence at court and founded the Saint-Cyr school for impoverished noble girls. After Louis's death she retired to Saint-Cyr, where she died.