Louise de Prie
Louise de Prie de La Mothe-Houdancourt (1624–1709), was a French noble and court official. She served as royal governess to the children of king Louis XIV of France in 1661–72, and to the children of Louis, Grand Dauphin in 1682–91.
Life[]
Louise de Prie was born to Louis de Prie, Marquis de Toucy, and Françoise de Saint-Gelais-Lusignan, and married Marschall Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, duke de Cardona, in 1650. She became the mother of Françoise Angélique (1650-1711), Charlotte Éléonore Madeleine (1651-1744), Duchess of Ventadour by her marriage with and governess of Louis XV and his children, and Marie Isabelle Gabrielle Angélique (1654-1726), married Henri François de Saint Nectaire, Duke of La Ferté-Senneterre.
References[]
- Docteur Cabanès, Mœurs intimes du Passé - Huitème série, Éducation de Princes, Albin Michel, Editeur, Paris, 3e mille.
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Categories:
- 1624 births
- 1709 deaths
- French duchesses
- Court of Louis XIV
- Governesses to the Children of France
- 17th-century French women
- 18th-century French women