The 4 Sisters Who Became the Mistresses of Louis XV
The de Mailly–Nesle sisters lived in France during the reign of Louis XV. They were the five daughters of a noble couple and four of them became the mistresses of the King of France. “Sisterly love” is a concept that has a different meaning in their case. Today we will follow their story. The images used are in the Public Domain (via Wikimedia Commons) Music – YT Audio Library. Sources / Further reading The Confidantes of A King, The Mistresses of Louis XV by E. de Goncourt, Translated by Ernest Dowson, T. N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1907 Madame de Pompadour by H. Noel Williams, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1902
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