Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de Graffigny

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Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de Graffigny (1695-1758) was a woman of letters from north-east France. Her extensive diaries and correspondence offer an insight into her friends and times. She was a friend of Voltaire. Her 2500 surviving letters over 25 years fill 14 volumes.

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NAME	Graffigny, Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de
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DATE OF BIRTH	1695
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DATE OF DEATH	1758
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