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Odette de Champdivers | |
|---|---|
 Odette and Charles VI by François Guizot, circa 1875. | |
| Born | circa 1390 |
| Died | circa 1425 |
| Known for | Mistress of Charles VI of France |
| Children | Marguerite de Valois |
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.
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.
- ^ Père ANSELME-POTIER de COURCY, Histoire de la maison royale de France... 4e édition corrigée et complétée..., vol. IX, p. 828.
- ^ Nouvelle biographie générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos ..., by Hoefer (Jean Chrétien Ferdinand), Firmin-Didot, p. 474.