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  2. Marie-Louise O'Murphy - Wikipedia

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    Marie-Louise O'Murphy (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁi.lwiz ɔ‿.myʁ.fi]; 21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), also variously called Mademoiselle de Morphy, La Belle Morphise, Louise Morfi or Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly, was the youngest lesser mistress (petites maîtresses) of King Louis XV of France, and the model for François Boucher's painting The Blonde Odalisque, also known as ...

  3. Jacques Beaufranchet - Wikipedia

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    Upon her unwise attempt to take the place of longtime favorite Madame de Pompadour as maitresse-en-titre, Louis XV sent O'Murphy away, gave her a false identity as "Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly", daughter of an Irish gentleman, and had his agents quickly find her a suitable husband. Beaufranchet was selected for his aristocratic family ...

  4. The Blonde Odalisque - Wikipedia

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    The paintings feature a naked woman on her stomach on a couch. The first was made in 1751, whilst the second was made in 1752, although both were made by Boucher. The nude figure is thought to be Marie-Louise O'Murphy, [1] one of the many mistresses of King Louis XV of France, who was only 14-15 years old when the painting was made. [2]

  5. Marie L. Clinton - Wikipedia

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    Marie Louise Clay Clinton (1871 – January 9, 1934) was an American educator, singer, and church leader. She was the founder and superintendent of the Buds of Promise Juvenile Mission Society, under the Women's Home and Overseas Missionary Society (WH&OMS) of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A.M.E. Zion Church).

  6. No. 10 Kentucky looking to vent frustrations vs. Brown - AOL

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    However, Lilly did move into third place on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,626 career points. He is 43 points away from passing second-place Arnie Berman (1,668 from 1969-72).

  7. Marie Louise Kirkland - Wikipedia

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    DC sportscaster Glenn Brenner (see above) was a Roman Catholic who graduated from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, a Jesuit institution. When he heard from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School alumnae that Sister Marie Louise had a talent for sports predictions, he invited her to call into his "Mystery Prognosticator Contest" in 1989. [4]

  8. Woman Who Warned Husbands to Not Buy Last-Minute Gifts ... - AOL

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    "We don't want that," Jessica says in the video while sitting in her car. "You have 364/5 days to shop for us. Get us what we want. I sent Kirk my wishlist six weeks ago, so help me God.

  9. Marie-Louise Marmette - Wikipedia

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    Marie-Louise Marmette was born in Quebec on March 29, 1870. [2] Her mother was Marie-Joséphine Garneau. Her father, Joseph-Étienne-Eugène Marmette, was a prolific francophone writer and one of the founders of the Cercle des Dix, an Ottawa literary society, who she accompanied to several literary salons in Quebec City. [1]