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Madame Du Barry

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Mistress

The Resume

    (August 19, 1743-December 8, 1793)
    Born in Vaucouleurs, France
    Birth name was Jeanne Becu
    Mistress of King Louis XV of France
    Executed during the French revolution

Why she might be annoying:

    Since she could not be an official royal mistress without a title, her pimp married her off to his titled brother, Comte Guillaume du Barry.
    When the King was dying, she was sent off to a convent so he could receive absolution from a priest.
    After two years, she left the convent and resumed her career as courtesan to the wealthy.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Even when she was a shop assistant, her beauty made her a favorite model of artists.
    She was snubbed by Marie Antoinette because of her working class origins.
    She tried to save herself by agreeing to reveal where she had hidden the jewels the King had given her.
    When she finished describing their whereabouts, she was carted off to the guillotine.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 102 Votes: 55.88% Annoying