Part one of term paper
Jeanne-Aintoinette Poisson was born in 1721 in Paris, France. She would go down in history not as Jeanne-Antoinette, but as Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV. She belonged to a family of grand Parisian bankers, received a refined education, and soon became known as one of the most beautiful and wittiest women in Paris. She was ...

Part two of term paper
... fell in love with her. She left her husband and went to live in Versailles as Louis's mistress. Madame de Pompadour managed to entertain a bored Louis XV by organizing suppers, festivities, and shows, and by stimulating his interest in buildings and gardens, notably the Petit Trianon. The king raised Jeanne-Antoinette to the title of and installed her in lavish apartments in Versailles as his "official" mistress. She remained there until her death in 1764, although she had long since ceased pe ...