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Note that this is NOT the owner of a servant, even if the word "Mistress" is supposed to be the feminine version of the word "Master". |
Note that this is NOT the owner of a servant, even if the word "Mistress" is supposed to be the feminine version of the word "Master". |
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Compare [[The Unfair Sex]], [[Oops I Forgot I Was Married]] (if the mistress does not know about the other's family), [[Dark Mistress]] (who is ''not'' an evil version of this, despite the name). |
Compare [[The Unfair Sex]], [[Oops, I Forgot I Was Married]] (if the mistress does not know about the other's family), [[Dark Mistress]] (who is ''not'' an evil version of this, despite the name). |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* There are a LOT of historical examples, because European aristocratic marriages were almost always purely political -- it was generally accepted that the husband and ([[Double Standard|though less tolerated]]) wife would take lovers to provide the emotional fulfillment they would not be getting from their marriage. It was usually considered bad form to be public about it, but not always -- in some countries such as France [[The Mistress]] was even something of a semi-official position. (Among other things, this made it easier to keep tabs on any illegitimate children that might one day contest for the throne...) |
* There are a LOT of historical examples, because European aristocratic marriages were almost always purely political -- it was generally accepted that the husband and ([[Double Standard|though less tolerated]]) wife would take lovers to provide the emotional fulfillment they would not be getting from their marriage. It was usually considered bad form to be public about it, but not always -- in some countries such as France [[The Mistress]] was even something of a semi-official position. (Among other things, this made it easier to keep tabs on any illegitimate children that might one day contest for the throne...) |
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* The picture is of Madame de Pompadour, one of the mistresses of [[Useful Notes/L Etat Cest Moi|Louis XV]], who was featured in ''[[Le Chevalier Deon]]''. She also appeared in the ''[[ |
* The picture is of Madame de Pompadour, one of the mistresses of [[Useful Notes/L Etat Cest Moi|Louis XV]], who was featured in ''[[Le Chevalier Deon]]''. She also appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Girl In The Fireplace". |
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** The Doctor even mentions that she and the queen were good friends. |
** The Doctor even mentions that she and the queen were good friends. |
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{{quote| '''The Doctor''': "France! It's another planet!"}} |
{{quote| '''The Doctor''': "France! It's another planet!"}} |
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** Queen Marie wasn't happy with her husbands affairs at all, since she was a devout Catholic. She merely preferred the well-behaved and properly deferential Pompadour over her downright arrogant predecessors. Marie Therese, on the other hand, was openly dissappointed when her husband exchanged Louise de la Valliere for de Montespan. |
** Queen Marie wasn't happy with her husbands affairs at all, since she was a devout Catholic. She merely preferred the well-behaved and properly deferential Pompadour over her downright arrogant predecessors. Marie Therese, on the other hand, was openly dissappointed when her husband exchanged Louise de la Valliere for de Montespan. |
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** Madame DuBarry was another mistress late in his life, who was an [[Historical Villain Upgrade|initial antagonist]] in ''[[Rose of Versailles]]''. |
** Madame DuBarry was another mistress late in his life, who was an [[Historical Villain Upgrade|initial antagonist]] in ''[[Rose of Versailles]]''. |
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* Looking through the history of any European country, the amount of mistresses the royalty and nobility kept on hand is staggering. Special mention to [ |
* Looking through the history of any European country, the amount of mistresses the royalty and nobility kept on hand is staggering. Special mention to [[wikipedia:Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV of France]], who was still sleeping around at 70, and [[wikipedia:Augustus II|Augustus II of Poland]], who ended up with ''350 '' children, of which ''one'' was legitimate. |
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* [[The House of Tudor|King Henry VIII]] had a confirmed two mistresses, Elizabeth Blount and Mary Boleyn (yes, sister to Anne Boleyn). He ''may'' have had other mistresses and considering his personality that wouldn't be surprising but beyond Elizabeth and Mary it is purely speculation. |
* [[The House of Tudor|King Henry VIII]] had a confirmed two mistresses, Elizabeth Blount and Mary Boleyn (yes, sister to Anne Boleyn). He ''may'' have had other mistresses and considering his personality that wouldn't be surprising but beyond Elizabeth and Mary it is purely speculation. |
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* The most famous example of a queen openly keeping lovers is [[Catherine the Great]]. She also rewarded her lovers handsomely (one of them briefly became king of Poland). Notably she started ''before'' she had her husband overthrown (and possibly murdered) and kept it up afterward. (This is the likely point of the rumor that she died, um.. 'ahorse' -- it was a joke about her insatiable appetite.) |
* The most famous example of a queen openly keeping lovers is [[Catherine the Great]]. She also rewarded her lovers handsomely (one of them briefly became king of Poland). Notably she started ''before'' she had her husband overthrown (and possibly murdered) and kept it up afterward. (This is the likely point of the rumor that she died, um.. 'ahorse' -- it was a joke about her insatiable appetite.) |
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[[Category:The Mistress]] |
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