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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]]''.
* 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.
* [[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 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.)
** As well as her penchant for picking her lovers from her horse guards.
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* One interpretation of the poem "The Rival" by [[Sylvia Plath]] (in ''[[Ariel]]'') is that the subject is an [[Expy]] of the mistress of Plath's husband.
* ''[[Discworld/Making Money|Making Money]]'' The bank's previous owner was the mistress of the former chairman, mentioning that as his mistress, she had the wife's approval because it got him out of her hair for a while. She was also good with numbers, which is why she remained in charge of the bank after his death. Before she passed on, she noted that standards have dropped and that now "the ability to spin upside down on a pole is considered sufficient".
* The position is [[Deconstructed]] in ''[[Dune]]'' wherein Paul Atreides considers the woman who is technically his mistress as his true wife, and never consummates his official (and political) marriage with his actual wife.
* Petra Cotes in [[One Hundred Years of Solitude]], doubling as one of the three [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold|hookers with hearts of gold]].
* In ''Guilty Wives'', Winnie is revealed to have been the mistress of {{spoiler|the President of France}} for some time before the action of the novel begins.
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== [[Manga]] ==
* This trope is referenced in ''[[Ranma ½]]''. One of the things [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] does to try and get Ukyo [[Please Dump Me|to dump him]] is to tell her he's going to go spend the night with his mistress. Made funnier when he enters Akane's room and tries to convince her to go along with it. [[Tsundere|She]] really doesn't take it well.
* ''[[Rosario
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* King's Mistress is one of the endings in some of the ''[[Princess Maker]]'' games.
** Not only that, the second game as a possible ending with the girl as the lover of a local landlord as well. Said landlord [[Chekhov's Gun|can potentially show up earlier]] and makie the girl his lover if she has high Charisma with low Morals -- it's not reccomended to just let her be, though, as her stats and overall rep will go lower.
** In said second game the King of the Land also has a royal concubine, and your daughter can speak to her. She seems to be a pretty but deadly bored woman rather disenchanted with the life of the court, but unwilling to leave it due to the benefits it still gives her.
* [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Fire Emblem Blazing Sword]]: King Desmond of Bern has a son (Zephiel) by the queen (Helenne), and a daughter (Guinevere) by his [[No Name Given|unnamed]] mistress. His illegitimate family lives in the palace, while his official one lives in an old out-of-the way manor. It's explained in the prequel ''Sword of Seals'' that {{spoiler|said mistress was actually the King's old girlfriend, whom the King couldn't marry due to being forced in an [[Arranged Marriage]] with the Queen..}} Needless to say, [[Big Screwed-Up Family|it does NOT]] [[It Got Worse|end well.]]
* In [[Dragon Age]], {{spoiler|if you make Alistair king and cannot/will not make yourself queen and are in a romance, and provided you "hardened" him earlier, you may become his mistress. Not just a mistress, though, you may be his adviser, as well.}}
* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', Zelo's father had a mistress, who was the mother of Zelo's half-sister Seles. Despite him being the Chosen, it's implied that it was something everyone knew, as Zelos and Seles not only knew about each other, but they got on rather well. The mistress wasn't happy with the arrangement though, knowing that Zelos would be [[The Chosen One]] instead of their daughter. [[Tear Jerker|Let's just say]] [[It Got Worse]] and [[Dark and Troubled Past|leave it at that.]]
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