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The Creation of the French Royal Mistress Maria I. Abreu theories about the origin ofKings throughout medieval and early modern Europe had extraconjugal sexual partners. Only in France, however, did the royal mistress become a quasi institutionalized political position. This study explores the emergence and development of the position of French royal mistress through detailed portraits of nine of its most significant incumbents: Agns Sorel, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Diane de Poitiers, Gabrielle d'Estres, Franoise Louise de La Baume