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Jan 2011
34m 30s

Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV

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Madame de Pompadour was born in Paris in 1721, and eventually became the mistress of King Louis XV. In this episode, Deblina and Sarah describe Madame de Pompadour's rise to power. Tune in to learn more.

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