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Jeanne Becu comtesse Du Barry

Jeanne Bécu Du Barry, comtesse

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Jeanne Bécu Du Barry, comtesse , 1743–93, mistress of King Louis XV of France. A courtesan of illegitimate birth, she was the mistress of Jean Du Barry when her beauty attracted (1768) the king's attention. After being nominally married to her lover's brother, Guillaume, comte Du Barry, she was installed at court (1769) and retained her influence until the king's death (1774), but she lacked the ambition of her predecessor, Mme de Pompadour. At the accession of Louis XVI she left the court. She was arrested by the Revolutionary Tribunal on charges of treason (1793) and was guillotined.

Bibliography: See biographies by S. Loomis (1959), A. Stoeckl (1966), and M. Ward (1968).

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du Barry, Marie Jeanne, comtesse (1743–93) Favourite of LOUIS XV of France. She was a great beauty who in 1769 became the king's mistress and influenced him until his death in 1774. CHOISEUL criticized her and she may have helped to bring about his dismissal. During the FRENCH REVOLUTION she was arrested by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined.
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