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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (5 February 1626 – 17 April 1696) was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter. She is revered in France as one of the great icons of French 17th-century literature.
Life.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal was born in the fashionable Place des Vosges (then called the "Place Royale
1625–1709)
- Samuel Chappuzeau (1625–1701)
- Madame de Sévigné (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné) (1626–1696)
- Laurent Drelincourt (1626–1680)
- Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627–1704)
- Gabriel-Joseph de La Vergne, comte de Guilleragues (1628–1685)
- Charles Perrault (1628–1703)
- Pierre Daniel Huet (1630–1721)
- Louis Bourdaloue (1632–1704)
- Esprit Fléchier (1632–1710)
- Jacques Pradon (1632–1698)
- Madame de Villedieu (