Maison royale de Saint-Louis

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Maison royale de Saint-Louis was a prestigious 17th-century educational institution for young noblewomen at Saint-Cyr, established under Louis XIV to provide them with a rigorous moral and religious upbringing.

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Maison royale de Saint-Louis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boarding school
educational institution
girls' school
admissionCriteria limited financial means
noble birth
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart
architecturalStyle French classical architecture
associatedWith Madame de Maintenon
country France
curriculumIncludes arithmetic
history
music
needlework
reading
religious instruction
writing
dissolved 1793
French Revolution
endowmentBy Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
foundedBy Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France

Madame de Maintenon
gender female-only institution
governedAs religious community without solemn vows
hasMotto Litteris et pietati
heritageStatus historic site in France
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
inception 1686
2 July 1686
languageOfInstruction French
laterUseOfBuildings military academy
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
locatedIn Saint-Cyr
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Yvelines
Île-de-France
maximumNumberOfStudents 250
near Palace of Versailles
notableEvent premiere of Racine's play "Athalie" in 1691
premiere of Racine's play "Esther" in 1689
notableTeacher Madame de Maintenon
patron Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
purpose education of poor young noblewomen
moral education
religious education
religion Roman Catholicism
status royal foundation
studentAgeRange 7–20
supervisedBy Madame de Maintenon

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Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon founded Maison royale de Saint-Louis
Saint-Cyr-l’École, Kingdom of France knownFor Maison royale de Saint-Louis
Françoise d’Aubigné founded Maison royale de Saint-Louis