Note 95 — LETTERS TO MADAME DE GRIGNAN[11] FROM 1671 TO 1690. (continued 2)

Madame de Schomberg who is here spoken of, mother of the marshal then living, captivated Louis XIII. when she was only a maid of honor, by the name of Mademoiselle d’Hautefort. The king’s gallantry exacted so little, that she even jested upon the subject, and said he talked to her of nothing but dogs, horses, and hunting. She was handsome and discreet. She attached herself to Queen Anne of Austria, and shared her disgrace during the life of Louis XIII. She afterward quarreled with her during the regency, for having spoken too freely against Cardinal Mazarin.