Friday, March 04, 2005

La Fayette, Marie-madeleine (pioche De La Vergne), Comtesse De

In Paris during the civil wars of the Fronde, young Mlle de la Vergne was brought into contact with Madame de Sévigné, now famous for her letters. She also met a leading political agitator, the future Cardinal de Retz. Married in 1655 to François Motier, comte de La Fayette (1616–83), she lived

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