Marguerite-Catherine Haynault

Marguerite-Catherine Haynault (1736–1823) was a French noblewoman, mistress to Louis XV of France from 1759 to 1762. She was born in Paris as the daughter of the tobacco merchant Jean-Baptiste Haynault and Catherine Coupris de La Salle. In 1759, she was recruited to be a petite maîtresse (inofficial mistress) of the king in Parc-aux-Cerfs by Dominique Guillaume Lebel. The king discontinued their relationship in 1762, and she was awarded a pension. In 1766, she married Blaise Arod, marquis de Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin (d. 1815).

Marguerite-Catherine Haynault

Marguerite-Catherine Haynault (1736–1823) was a French noblewoman, mistress to Louis XV of France from 1759 to 1762. She was born in Paris as the daughter of the tobacco merchant Jean-Baptiste Haynault and Catherine Coupris de La Salle. In 1759, she was recruited to be a petite maîtresse (inofficial mistress) of the king in Parc-aux-Cerfs by Dominique Guillaume Lebel. The king discontinued their relationship in 1762, and she was awarded a pension. In 1766, she married Blaise Arod, marquis de Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin (d. 1815).