Marquise de sévigné meaning
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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal was born on 5th February 1626 at Place Royale, the Marais, in Paris. Orphan at seven, she was brought up by her uncle, Philippe II de Coulanges. She received a free and modern education, read contemporary authors and shaped her mind through the practice of conversation. At 18, Marie de Rabutin married Henri de Sévigné, from a well-to-do family in Brittany. From this marriage, two children were born, Françoise-Marguerite and Charles. Her husband died in a duel in 1651. Madame de Sévigné settled in Paris and moved in society circles where she was appreciated for her beauty and her intellect. With her daughter Françoise-Marguerite, she was invited to Versailles.
In 1669, her daughter married François Adhémar, Count of Grignan. They all lived in the same private mansion in the Marais until the day when the Count, made Lieutenant-General for the King in Pro
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de
SÉVIGNÉ, MARIE DE RABUTIN-CHANTAL, Marquise de (1626–1696), French letter-writer, was born at Paris on the 5th of February 1626. The family of Rabutin (if not so illustrious as Bussy, Madame de Sévigné's notorious cousin, affected to consider it) was one of great age and distinction in Burgundy. It was traceable in documents to the 12th century, and the castle which gave it name still existed, though in ruins, in Madame de Sévigné's time. The family had been gens d'épée for the most part, though Francois de Rabutin, the author of valuable memoirs on the sixth decade of the 16th century, belonged to it. Marie's father, Celse Bénigne de Rabutin, Baron de Chantal, was the son of the celebrated “Saintei” Chantal, friend and disciple of St Francis of Sales; her mother was Marie de Coulange[s]. Celse de Rabutin, a great duellist, was killed during the English descent on the Isle of Rhé in July 1627. His wife did not survive him many years, and Marie was left an orphan at the age of seven years and a.
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Sévigné, Marie de
SÉVIGNÉ, MARIE DE (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné; 1626–1696), French letter writer. Madame de Sévigné occupies a special position in the history of French literature. She is one of the best-known writers in the language, but she never wrote anything intended for publication. Her fame derives exclusively from her correspondence, made up of thousands of letters that were first published after her death. She was born in Paris to a mother from a wealthy bourgeois family and a father who was a titled nobleman from Burgundy. Orphaned at a young age, she grew up in the large and affectionate household of her maternal grandparents. She received an education under their guardianship that emphasized broad readings in French and Italian literature and in religion. Her paternal grandmother was Jeanne de Chantal, founder, with François de Sales, of the religious order of the Visitation.
After her marriage in 1644 to Henri de Sévigné, a young nobleman, Marie had two children: Françoise-Marguerite, bo
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