Agnès Sorel

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Agnès Sorel was a 15th-century French noblewoman renowned as the first officially recognized royal mistress of King Charles VII of France and a notable figure of early Renaissance court culture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Agnes Sorel 2
Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty 2
Agnès Sorel canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
human ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
associatedWith Charles VII of France ⓘ
French royal court at Chinon ⓘ
linked to: Château de Chinon

Hundred Years' War period ⓘ
birthDate c. 1422 ⓘ
birthPlace Fromenteau, near Tours, Kingdom of France ⓘ
burialPlace Church of Saint-Ours, Loches ⓘ
Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours, Loches ⓘ
causeOfDeath possibly mercury poisoning ⓘ
sudden illness ⓘ
citizenship French ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
courtRole lady-in-waiting before becoming royal mistress ⓘ
deathDate 1450-02-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Jumièges, Normandy, Kingdom of France ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
early Renaissance ⓘ
familyBackground minor nobility ⓘ
hasDepiction Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet ⓘ
historicalReputation prototype of the official royal mistress in France ⓘ
symbol of emerging Renaissance culture in France ⓘ
influenced court fashion in 15th-century France ⓘ
patronage of the arts at the court of Charles VII ⓘ
knownFor extravagant dress and luxurious lifestyle ⓘ
political influence through access to Charles VII ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
name Agnès Sorel ⓘ
nobleTitle dame de Beauté ⓘ
notableFor being the first officially recognized royal mistress of a French king ⓘ
influence at the court of Charles VII of France ⓘ
role in early French Renaissance court culture ⓘ
occupation courtier ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
partner Charles VII of France ⓘ
portrayedIn paintings by Jean Fouquet ⓘ
sculpted tomb effigy at Loches ⓘ
positionHeld official mistress of Charles VII of France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence French royal court ⓘ
Loches ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
significantEvent became official mistress of Charles VII of France ⓘ
gained great influence over royal patronage and fashion at court ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Sorel → hasNotableBearer → Agnès Sorel ⓘ
Princess Michael of Kent → notableWork → Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty ⓘ
linked to: Agnès Sorel
Château de Loches → associatedWith → Agnes Sorel ⓘ
linked to: Agnès Sorel
Agnès Sorel → name → Agnès Sorel ⓘ
The Queen of Four Kingdoms → hasSequel → Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty ⓘ
linked to: Agnès Sorel
Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre → associatedWith → Agnes Sorel ⓘ
linked to: Agnès Sorel