Louise de Prie
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Louise de Prie de La Mothe-Houdancourt (1624–1709), was a French noblewoman and court official. She served as royal governess to the children of king Louis XIV of France in 1661–1672, to the children of Louis, Grand Dauphin in 1682–1691, and finally to the children of Louis, Duke of Burgundy in 1704–1709.
Life
[edit]Louise de Prie was born to Louis de Prie, Marquis de Toucy, and Françoise de Saint-Gelais-Lusignan, and married Marshal Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, duke de Cardona, in 1650. She became the mother of:
- Françoise Angélique (1650-1711), married Louis, duc d'Aumont
- Charlotte Éléonore Madeleine (1651-1744), Duchess of Ventadour by her marriage with Louis-Charles de Lévis and governess of Louis XV and his children,
- Marie Isabelle Gabrielle Angélique (1654-1726), married Henri François de Saint Nectaire (1657-1703), son of Henri de La Ferté-Senneterre and Duke of La Ferté-Senneterre.
References
[edit]- Docteur Cabanès, Mœurs intimes du Passé - Huitème série, Éducation de Princes, Albin Michel, Editeur, Paris, 3e mille.
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