biography
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Sévigné, Madame de
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née Marie de Rabutin-Chantal
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pronunciation:
[sayveenyay]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1626–96)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Paris, France. She was a member of French court society, and after the marriage of her daughter in 1669 she began a series of letters, lasting over 25 years, recounting the inner history of her time in great detail, and in a natural, colloquial style. The letters were published posthumously (1725). |
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