Odette de Champdivers
Mistress of Charles VI of France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Odette de Champdivers (French pronunciation: [ɔdɛt də ʃɑ̃divɛʁ]; also known as Oudine or Odinette; c. 1390 – c. 1425) was the chief mistress of Charles VI of France (the Mad). She was called la petite reine ("the little queen") by Charles and contemporaries.
Odette de Champdivers | |
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Born | circa 1390 (1390) |
Died | circa 1425 (1426) |
Known for | Mistress of Charles VI of France |
Children | Marguerite de Valois |
According to Georges Bordonove, "Odette was the daughter of a maître d'hôtel (butler) of the King's Household, certain Guyot de Champdivers", who in fact was her brother. The messages of Père Anselme established her as a daughter of Odin or Oudin de Champdivers, who around 1387 was equerry stableman (Latin: marescallus equorum) at the court of King Charles VI.[1][2]
She features in the novel Isabel de Bavière (1835) by Alexandre Dumas.