1721–1764
Madame de Pompadour
Chief mistress of Louis XV of France
42years old at death
15,448days lived
8%of the people on this site died younger
Madame de Pompadour was born on 29 December 1721 and died on 15 April 1764, aged 42 years and 108 days. That is 15,448 days in all.
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Also born on 29 December
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