Agnes Sorel (1422 circa-1450); daughter of Jean Sorel Knight; Lord of Coudun. Was maid of honor of Isabella of Lorraine; Duchess of Anjou; until it was noticed by Charles VII who called at court and made her his mistress; recognizing for the first time in French history "official favorite of the king" and giving her the residence Chateau de Beaut?sur-Marne; the land of Vernon-sur-Seine and the chateau of Anneville. He died shortly after giving birth to her fourth child. Colored lithograph; nineteenth century France