Françoise D Aubigné's Influence On Louis XIV

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My research paper topic will be Françoise d'Aubigné's influence on Louis XIV's policies. I think that it would be interesting to examine how the Mme de Maintenon's religiosity, and her relationship with the Holy See, affected the king's policies. I also think that it is also interesting how their contemporaries were concerned about the Mme de Maintenon's ability to manipulate the king and I would like to know if she was really the danger that they saw her as or not. I think that I want to focus on the disparity between the perception and the actuality of d’Aubigné's relationship with and influence over Louis XIV. Therefore, my tentative thesis statement is: While the Mme de Maintenon's influence over Louis XIV was unprecedented, her power