Both were very poor--and always dangled about the Court, where they had many powerful friends.
The Marechale de Rochefort was lady of honour.

She was of the house of Montmorency--a widow--handsome--sprightly; formed by nature to live at Court--apt for gallantry and intrigues; full of worldly cleverness, from living much in the world, with little cleverness of any other kind, nearly enough for any post and any business.

M.de Louvois found her suited to his taste, and she accommodated herself very well to his purse, and to the display she made by this intimacy.

She always became the friend of every new mistress of the King; and when he favoured Madame de Soubise, it was at the Marechale's house that she waited, with closed doors, for Bontems, the King's valet, who led her by private ways to his Majesty.

The Marechale herself has related to me how one day she was embarrassed to get rid of the people that Madame de Soubise (who had not had time to announce her arrival) found at her house; and how she most died of fright lest Bontems should return and the interview be broken off if he arrived before the company had departed.