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Affair of the Poisons: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1679
Location France
Context Louis XIV

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Key People

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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan
French mistress
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Marie-Madeleine-Marguérite d’Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers
French noblewoman
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Olympe Mancini, comtesse de Soissons
Italian-French noble