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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Label Occurrences
Maison royale de Saint-Louis canonical 7

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Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Litteris et pietati → associatedWith → Maison royale de Saint-Louis ⓘ
Litteris et pietati → usedBy → Maison royale de Saint-Louis ⓘ
Litteris et pietati → mottoOf → Maison royale de Saint-Louis ⓘ