Madame de La Fayette
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Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette, better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of
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Marie de LaFayette's La Princesse de Clèves (1678)
Marie de LaFayette's La Princess de Montpensier (1662)
Louise de La Fayette
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Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette was a French courtier and close friend and confidante of King Louis XIII. She later left the court and entered a convent. She was known for her influence upon the
Madame de La Fayette
…although she made frequent trips back to Paris, where she began to mix with court society and formed her own successful salon. Her sister-in-law was Louise de La Fayette (1618–1665), favourite of Louis XIII. Some of her acquaintances included Henrietta of England, future Duchess of Orleans, who asked La Fayette to write…
Louise de La Fayette
Sister Louise Angelique de La Fayette
Convent of the Visitations, Chaillot founded by Louise de La Fayette