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rival to her position. Flavacourt was in fact often the subject of speculations whether she would become the mistress of the king or not. In reality, however, she had no wish to become a royal mistress and only wanted to enjoy her position as courtier because it gave her independence from her spouse: she once told the minister of war, count d'Argensson, that she wished for her husband to be promoted, because otherwise he would leave the army and return to her, a prospect she lamented. Her husband had reportedly threatened to kill her if she should ever become the mistress of the king like her sisters.
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