O'Murphy, Marie-Louise (1737–1814)
O'Murphy, Marie-Louise (1737–1814)
Mistress of Louis XV. Name variations: Marie Louise Murphy; Louise O'Murphy; Mlle O'Morphi; Morphise. Born in Rouen in 1737; died 1814; dau. of Irish shoemaker; m. Major Beaufranchet d'Ayat, 1755; m. François-Nicolas Le Normant, 1757; m. Louis Philippe Dumont (div. 1799).
Became mistress of Louis XV (1753); was ousted for scheming to supplant Madame de Pompadour.
See also Women in World History.
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