Grignan, Françoise Marguerite de Sévigné, countess de

(1646-1705)

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   Born in Paris, Françoise Marguerite de Sévigné, countess de Grignan, maintained, with her mother, Marie du Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de sÉviGNÉ,a famous correspondence (Lettres de la comtesse Grignan à la marquise de Sévigné) that reveals much of the life and mores of their period. The countess de Grignan began this correspondence after her husband, was appointed lieutenant general of Provence.