Diane de Grandseigne

Diane de Grandseigne ( – 11 February 1666), sometimes spelled as de Grandsaigne, was a French noblewoman and mother of Madame de Montespan.

Biography Diane was born sometime around 1610, she was the daughter of Jean de Grandseigne, Marquis of Marsillac, and Catherine de La Béraudière, Lady of Villenon. She was titled as Marquise of Grandseigne and was lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne of Austria. Diane was described to have been a pious and gentle woman.

Marriage and issue In 1632, she married Gabriel de Rochechouart, a childhood friend of Louis XIII. The marriage was characterised by their opposite personalities. While Gabriel was a womanizer, Diane was a pious woman.

Despite the nature of the marriage, the couple had 5 children. Diane was reportedly a woman with a strong sense of maternal duty who raised her children with deep faith in God. Name Portrait Lifespan Notes Louis Victor de Rochechouart2nd Duke of Mortemart 100px 25 August 1636 - 15 December 1688 Born in Paris, he died at Chaillot; married and had 6 children; current descendants include the Dukes of Noailles; Gabrielle de Rochechouartmarquise of Thianges 100px 1634-12 September 1693 Married Claude Leonor Damas, Marquis of Thianges and had issue; her daughter Diane Gabrielle Damas de Thianges married Philippe Jules Mancini and had issue; current descendants include the Prince of Monaco through Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, also a descendant of the duchesse de Polignac; Françoise de RochechouartAthénaïs de MontespanMadame de MontespanMarquise of Montepsan 100px 5 October 1641 – 27 May 1707 Born at the Château of Lussac-les-Châteaux, she married Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin and had issue; was King Louis XIV's maîtresse-en-titre and had issue including the future duc du Maine, Madame la Duchesse, Duchess of Orléans and Count of Toulouse; Marie Christine de Rochechouart 100px ? Little is known of her; Marie Madeleine de RochechouartAbbess of Fontevrault 100px 1645 -15 August 1704 Never married, entered the Abbey of Fontevraud as a nun, where she eventually became the abbess; known as the Reine des abbesses; through her writings, she is known as Gabrielle de Rochechouart.

Death Diane died on 11 February 1666 in Poitiers.