Historical Figures

Agnes Sorel(1422 - 1450)

The youth and beauty of Agnès Sorel will very quickly bring her to the notice of the King of France, Charles VII . She is presented to him as the prettiest woman in the kingdom. Very quickly, in 1444, Agnès Sorel rose to the rank of unofficial first lady of the kingdom of France. She has the status of official favourite, which is a novelty:the kings of France until then had mistresses but they had to remain in the shadows. The king offered him the first cut diamond known to date. Very influential with the king, the dolphin, future Louis XI, does not support the relationship of Agnès with her father. One day he lets his resentment burst out and pursues, sword in hand, the unfortunate Agnès in the rooms of the royal house. In 1450, his death was so rapid that at first it was believed to be poisoning. They even accused his friend Jacques Coeur, before turning to Louis XI.