Definition of Marie Jeanne Becu

1. Noun. Courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793).

Exact synonyms: Comtesse Du Barry, Du Barry
Generic synonyms: Courtier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marie Jeanne Becu

Maricopa
Marie
Marie's ataxia
Marie's disease
Marie-Robinson syndrome
Marie-Strumpell disease
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont
Marie Antoinette
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
Marie Curie
Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
Marie Goeppert Mayer
Marie Grosholtz
Marie Henri Beyle
Marie Jeanne
Marie Jeanne Becu (current term)
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
Marie Rose sauce
Marie Stopes
Marie Tussaud
Mariehamn
Marielito
Marielitos
Marietta
Marilla
Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroes
Marin

Literary usage of Marie Jeanne Becu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1881)
"... he succeeded in establishing himself in the good graces of Madame de Stainville, supped with Madame Dubarry, then plain Marie Jeanne Becu, ..."

2. Contributions to Medical and Biological Research by William Osler (1919)
""As Madame du Barre (Marie Jeanne Becu) was guillotined in Paris December 7, 1793, and was only in England for a short time in 1792 trying to sell her ..."

3. The Standard Illustrated Book of Facts: A Comprehensive Survey of the World by Harry Thurston Peck, Auld, Robert Campbell McCombie (1912)
"Bar'ry (bar're), Marie Jeanne Becu. Countess du (1743-93). Mistress of Louis XV. (1768-73). She ruled France, dismissed the Duc de Choiseul as Foreign ..."

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