Madame de Montespan was very powerful as long as she was in the King's favour, which was for a long time. People rose, when she entered the room, even when the Queen was present, and they sat down, when she gave them a certain sign. So Liselotte wrote in a letter.
Enrique Ana e Isabel Carlota, primera y segunda esposa del duque de Orleans eran tía segunda y sobrina segunda o en inglés llamado first cousins once removed ya que tenian en comun a Jacobo I de Inglaterra y VI de Escocia y Ana de Dinamarca como abuelo y bisabueo respectivamente.
Eran afines porque ella era muy inteligente y le gustaba la caza. He leído que "al no ser competencia por su belleza" como las otras en el círculo era una buena compañía por sus destrezas para varios personajes de la corte. Louis XIV admiraba que fuera franca con él y se ganó su respeto y admiración por eso, además era culta. En la escena ves a Louis pero con Henrieta.
They were only buddies,because they both liked riding and dancing. She was a very outspoken woman, which the King liked. He loved her honesty. But this trait brought her into trouble later on. Her husband's lovers conspired against her and he supported them against his wife. Mme de Maintenon, the King's secret wife, conspired against her, too and made her life miserable.