LSE3482845 Francoise d\'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Niort, France; (add.info.: Francoise d\'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon (27 November 1635 ??15 April 1719) was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon. Her marriage to the king was never officially announced or admitted, though she was very influential at court. She founded the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a school for girls from poorer noble families, in 1684.); Photo 穢 Leonard de Selva.