1743
Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV (died 1793)
Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV (died 1793)
Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV (died 1793)
Madame du Barry
Mistress of Louis XV, executed during the Reign of Terror (1743–1793)
- Born
- 1743
Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution. She is also known as "Mademoiselle Vaubernier".