Claude de Vin des Œillets
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Claude de Vin des Œillets, known as Mademoiselle des Œillets, (Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...

 1637 - Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, May 1687), was a mistress of Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
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 and a the companion of the official royal mistress and favorite Madame de Montespan. She was known for her involvement in the famous Affair of the Poisons (1679–1680).

Daughter of Nicolas de Vin and Louise Faviot, she became the trusted companion of Montespan. She had a child by the king, Louise Maisonblanche (1676–1718).
During the Affair of the Poisons, she was pointed out as the replacement of Montespan in the black masses. She was protected from any persecution by the monarch and Colbert
Colbert
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, but the affair implicated Montespan and ruined the latter's relationship with the king.
Œillets retired from court in 1678 to a comfortable life in her Paris residence and country estate.

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