Agnès Sorel
Also known as Agnès Soreau, Agnès Sorelle, Dame de Beauté, Agnes Sorel, Agnes Soreau, Agnes Sorelle, Dame de Beaute
French Royal mistress
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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.
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