Madame de Pompadour and her brother. The frigid woman tried a "cure" with an aphrodisiac diet
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764), more famous as Madame de Pompadour , was for many years the maitresse en titre , or the lover in charge, of the king of France Louis XV .
However, unlike what one might think, Pompadour, cultured and intelligent, was by no means the classic favorite, insatiable and always ready to subjugate the sovereign with her own graces, entangling him with the pleasures of the thalamus, indeed, from this point of view she was a rather cold woman.
In short, although it may be difficult to believe, Pompadour was frigid.
This characteristic, which should not have been too pleasing to the fiery sovereign, kept the lady constantly apprehensive, fearful of being replaced by a more passionate woman.
So how to remedy and not risk losing the acquired power?
Jeanne Antoinette tried them all, including a bizarre aphrodisiac diet based on truffles, celery and chocolate soup vanilla .
However, she did not have to have the desired effects, if it is true that in 1750 the woman took the drastic decision to no longer be Louis XV's lover, of whom she remained, however, for a long time, esteemed friend and confidant.