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Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764), better known as the Marquise de Pompadour, was the official favorite (since 1745) of the French king Louis XV, who for 20 years had a tremendous influence on state affairs, patronized the sciences and arts.
The Marquis de Pompadour cannot be called a favorite in the sense in which this concept exists. The mission of the "left" women at the throne was mainly limited to the king's alcove joys, they were mistresses, consoles, trendsetters, but none of them stepped over the glory of their monarch. And only the name Madame Pompadour found its continuation in history, becoming more than a symbol of favoritism and becoming much more famous than Louis XV himself. The woman is smart, outstanding, undoubtedly gifted, she not only became the king's mistress, she became his friend, adviser and manager of the whole life of the kingdom.
King Louis XV allowed her to participate in all state affairs. The marquise essentially replaced his secretary and represented him in relations with outsiders. However, Madame Pompadour was an unimportant politician, but what she really had no equal was in the degree of influence on culture. She revived the custom of royal patronage, contributed to the flourishing of painting, architecture, porcelain production, and the development of gardening. Encouraged philosophers and made intellectuals fashionable.
It was this uncommonness, exclusivity, and dissimilarity from her predecessors that allowed her to hold out in the “position” of the favorite for twenty years.