3. Born in December
of 1721 to Francois
Poisson and Louise
Madeline de la
Motte.

4. Official guardian
from 1725.
French
Financier.

5. Received an
excellent
education in the
arts and sciences
as grooming for
an important
future.

7. Created her own
theater troupe
composed of
professionals and
nobles.
Her performances
always portrayed a
beautiful young
woman receiving
love and happiness
from a godly man.

9. Established
herself as a
patron of the Arts
and Enlightened
thought.

10. Voltaire Boucher
Lassurance

11. Petit
Trianon
Palace at
Versailles
Palace of
Compeigne Rococo
Sevre
Porcelain

14. To make the king’s
lifestyle more
comfortable,
Pompadour made
an effort to have a
good relationship
with the queen.

15. Former Secretary of State
and Former First Lady
Infamous Presidential
Mistress

16. Many Frenchmen
greatly disliked
Pompadour’s
participation in
politics not only
because of her
status as a woman
but of her status as a
mistress. Many lewd
comics were drawn
of her in retaliation.

18. Died at the age of 46
in 1764 from
Tuberculosis.
Not mourned by the
public.
Blamed for France’s
loss in the Seven
Years War and the
country’s financial
distress.