Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force [SEP] native language
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654–1724) was a French novelist and poet. Her best-known work was her 1698 fairy tale "Persinette" which was adapted by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as the story "Rapunzel".
She was the daughter of François de Caumont de La Force (eighth son of Marshal de La Force), marquis de Castelmoron and of Marguerite de Viçose. Raised as a Huguenot Protestant, she converted
comte de Lauzun, and were parents of
- Antoine Nompar de Caumont, Duc de Lauzun
- Jacques, seigneur de Maduran, killed during the siege of Jülich in 1610
- Charles, seigneur de Maduran.
- Pierre, baron d'Aymet.
- Jean, seigneur de Montpouillan.
- Jean-Jacob, marquis de Tonneins
- François de Caumont La Force, whose daughter was:
- Charlotte-Rose de Caumont La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654–1724)
- Jacqueline
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