Governess of the Children of France
In France, the Governess of the Children of France (sometimes the Governess of the Royal Children), was charged with the education of the children and grand children of the monarch. The holder of the office was taken from the highest ranking nobility of France. The governess was supported by various under governesses (sous gouvernantes).
Governesses of the Children of France
- Françoise de Lansac (1583-1657).
- 1661-1672 : Louise de Prie, (1624-1709), Marquise of Toucy, Duchess of Cardona[1]
- 1669-1682 : Françoise d'Aubigné (1635-1719), Marquise of Maintenon [2]
- 1682-1691 : Louise de Prie, (1624-1709), Marquise of Toucy, Duchess of Cardona.
- 1709-1710 : Marie Isabelle Gabrielle Angélique de La Mothe-Houdancourt (1654-1726), Duchess of La Ferté-Senneterre[3]
- 1710-1735 : Charlotte de La Mothe-Houdancourt, (1651-1744), Duchess of Ventadour[4]
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