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Agnès Sorel
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French Royal mistress
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Agnès Sorel (1422–1450) was a French woman who served as a lady-in-waiting, royal mistress, and art model. She was the unmarried partner of Charles VII of France and is also referred to by the pseudonym Dame de Beauté. Sorel was a relative of Antoinette de Maignelais and had a child, Charlotte de France. She spoke Middle French and held French citizenship.
Sorel died on February 18, 1450, or February 9, 1450, in Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges. Her cause of death was mercury poisoning, and her manner of death is recorded as natural causes. She is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1977-09-21
Discography
- Fuyons maintenant2007
- S2011
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,417x
- Toll-like receptor 4–dependent contribution of the immune system to anticancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy
· 2007 · cited 2,632x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)<sup>1</sup>
· 2021 · cited 2,494x
- Genetics and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease
· 2011 · cited 2,286x
- Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2024 · cited 2,082x
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Key facts
- Born
- 1422, Fromenteau (Yzeures sur Creuse) , Touraine , France
- Died
- 9 February 1450 (aged 28), Jumièges , Normandy , France
- Occupation
- Maid of honour
- Known for
- Royal mistress
- Partner
- Charles VII of France
- Children
- Marie de Valois Charlotte de Valois Jeanne de Valois
- Parents
- Jean Soreau Catherine de Maignelais
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Encyclopedic overview
Agnès Sorel ( French: [aɲɛs sɔʁɛl]; 1422 – 9 February 1450), known by the sobriquet Dame de beauté (Lady of Beauty), was a favourite and chief mistress of King Charles VII of France, by whom she bore four daughters. She is considered the first officially recognized royal mistress of a French king. She was the subject of several contemporary paintings and works of art, including Jean Fouquet's Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels.
Life in the royal court
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