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origins, although this was probably an excuse for her own unwillingness. Although
Pompadour could hope for an advantageous marriage for her daughter, the highest-ranking families did not want to be related to her. In the summer of 1752, she agreed with her close friend,
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with the King and could not leave to see her daughter, while
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of Luc. He was three years older than
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were raised, in order to prepare her for a career at court. Before entering, she spent a week with her mother in
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