Agnes Sorel on the Melun triptych by Jean Fouquet

Agnès Sorel (1421 – February 9, 1450), surnamed Dame de beauté, was a mistress of King Charles VII of France.

The daughter of a soldier, Jean Soreau, and Catherine de Maignelais, Sorel was twenty years old when she was first introduced to King Charles. As reflected in art of the day, she was an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, and was also extremely intelligent. The French king was immediately smitten by her charms and he gave her the Château de Loches as her private residence, and took her as his mistress.

Soon, her presence was felt at the royal court in Chinon where her company was alleged to have brought the king out of a protracted depression. She had a very strong influence on the king, and that, in addition to her extravagant tastes, earned her a number of powerful enemies at court.

Agnès gave birth to three daughters: Marie de Valois and Charlotte and Jeanne de France. While pregnant with their fourth child, she joined Charles on the campaign of 1450 in Jumièges, wanting to be with him as moral support. There, she suddenly became ill and died on February 9 at the age of 28. While the cause of death was originally thought to be dysentery, scientists have now concluded that Agnès died from being poisoned by mercury, making it likely that she was a victim of murder, with suspects being unknown.

image and info from: www.answers.com/topic/agn-s-sorel-2

I have read about her in more in-depth sources, and she was said to be very kind and charitable, well-loved by those who had no political reason to hate her.

Taken on: May 15, 2019

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