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Madame de Sévigné
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, also widely known as Madame de Sévigné or Mme de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter, Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné. She is revered in France as one of the great icons of French 17th-century literature.
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culture · French aristocrat (1626–1696) · correspondent · writer · philosopher · also Madame de Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Marquise de Sévigné, Marquise de Sevigne, La Marquise de Sévigné, marquise de Sévigné Marie de Rabutin-Chantal
Born 5 February 1626 · Died 17 April 1696 · Q237103
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Some early manuscript copies of the letters, directly based on Mme de Sévigné's originals, were found in an antique shop
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Died 1696-04-17.
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1626· 1 entry
Born 1626-02-05.
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