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67: 86: 94: 114: 58:. The official court document serves as a manual for the governess and her deputies. It includes the etiquette, ceremonial procedures and daily responsibilities of the role in great detail. It also consists of household inventories of the royal nursery. 655:(Génalogie de la famille de Valicourt) Souvenirs de la Flandre-Wallonne: recherches historiques et choix de documents relatifs à Douai et à la province - Volume 9 - Société d'agriculture, des sciences et arts de Douai - 1869 27:) was an office at the royal French court during pre-Revolutionary France and the Bourbon Restoration. As the head of the royal nursery, she was charged with the education of the children and grandchildren of the 548: 346: 534: 322: 745: 495: 89:
The Duchess of Ventadour with Louis XIV, his young great-grandson (the future Louis XV), Louis the Grand Dauphin, and Louis, Duke of Burgundy
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Livre qui contient tout ce qui peut interesser Madame la Gouvernante des Enfans de France et surintandante de Leurs Maisons
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The girlhood of Mary queen of Scots from her landing in France in August 1548 to her departure from France in August 1561
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and was passed between female family members for much of its history by right of succession (
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daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cardona and older sister of Madame de Ventadour
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Les outils de la connaissance: enseignement et formation intellectuelle en ...
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1727–1744: Marie-Suzanne de Valicourt, sous gouvernante (deputy)
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1729–?: Marguerite d'Armand de Mizon, sous gouvernante (deputy)
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Marie Isabelle Gabrielle Angélique de La Mothe-Houdancourt
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1727–1746: Madame de La Lande, sous gouvernante (deputy)
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was supported by various deputies or under-governesses (
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great-great-granddaughter of the Duchess of Ventadour
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and a great-granddaughter of the Duchess of Ventadour
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Charlotte Gouffier de Boisy, Madame de Cossé-Brissac
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and as such, granddaughter "in law" of La Ventadour
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Knecht, 347:Madame de La Lande 226:Henry IV of France 217:Isabelle de CrissĂ© 194:Louise de Clermont 166:Henry II of France 125: 111: 91: 83: 33:nobility of France 597:cour-de-france.fr 478:Agathe de Rambaud 443:Victoire de Rohan 99:Victoire de Rohan 45:sous gouvernantes 773: 695: 692: 686: 679: 673: 662: 656: 653: 644: 637: 631: 628: 622: 619: 613: 607: 601: 600: 588: 582: 571: 565: 558: 552: 544: 538: 531: 525: 524: 513: 355: 340:sous gouvernante 308:Duke of Burgundy 306:Children of the 289:Children of the 275:Julie d'Angennes 109:, unknown artist 107:Marie Antoinette 80:François de Troy 76:Duke of Brittany 781: 780: 776: 775: 774: 772: 771: 770: 751:French nobility 736:French monarchy 701: 700: 699: 698: 693: 689: 680: 676: 663: 659: 654: 647: 638: 634: 629: 625: 620: 616: 608: 604: 589: 585: 574:Susan Broomhall 572: 568: 559: 555: 545: 541: 532: 528: 515: 514: 510: 505: 491: 438: 405: 370: 349: 311: 294: 270: 246: 229: 212: 169: 148: 133: 64: 23:(sometimes the 17: 12: 11: 5: 779: 769: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 697: 696: 687: 674: 657: 645: 632: 623: 614: 602: 583: 566: 553: 539: 526: 507: 506: 504: 501: 500: 499: 490: 484: 483: 482: 481: 480: 474: 467: 453: 446: 437: 431: 430: 429: 428: 427: 413: 404: 398: 397: 396: 395: 394: 391: 388: 378: 369: 363: 362: 361: 360: 359: 356: 343: 326: 319: 316:Louise de Prie 310: 304: 303: 302: 299:Louise de Prie 293: 287: 286: 285: 282:Louise de Prie 278: 269: 263: 262: 261: 254: 245: 239: 238: 237: 228: 222: 221: 220: 211: 205: 204: 203: 197: 191: 190: 189: 183: 168: 162: 161: 160: 154: 147: 141: 140: 139: 132: 126: 63: 60: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 778: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 716:Ancien RĂ©gime 714: 712: 709: 708: 706: 691: 684: 678: 671: 667: 661: 652: 650: 642: 636: 627: 618: 612: 606: 598: 594: 587: 581: 580: 575: 570: 564: 563: 557: 551: 550: 543: 537: 536: 530: 522: 518: 512: 508: 497: 493: 492: 489: 479: 475: 472: 468: 465: 461: 460: 458: 454: 451: 447: 444: 440: 439: 436: 425: 421: 420: 418: 414: 411: 407: 406: 403: 392: 389: 386: 385: 383: 379: 376: 372: 371: 368: 357: 353: 348: 344: 341: 337: 334: 333: 331: 327: 324: 320: 317: 313: 312: 309: 300: 296: 295: 292: 291:Grand Dauphin 283: 279: 276: 272: 271: 268: 259: 255: 252: 248: 247: 244: 235: 231: 230: 227: 218: 214: 213: 210: 201: 198: 195: 192: 187: 184: 181: 178: 177: 175: 171: 170: 167: 158: 155: 153: 150: 149: 146: 138: 135: 134: 131: 123: 119: 115: 108: 104: 103:Madame Royale 100: 97:Engraving of 95: 87: 81: 77: 73: 72:Duke of Anjou 68: 59: 57: 53: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 690: 681:Daughter of 677: 664:daughter of 660: 635: 626: 617: 605: 599:(in French). 596: 586: 577: 569: 560: 556: 547: 542: 533: 529: 520: 511: 486:Children of 433:Children of 400:Children of 365:Children of 339: 265:Children of 241:Children of 224:Children of 207:Children of 164:Children of 143:Children of 128:Children of 51: 49: 44: 36: 24: 20: 18: 498:(1773–1857) 494:1819–1830: 476:1785–1792: 469:1781–1792: 462:1776–1792: 455:1789–1792: 448:1782–1789: 441:1776–1782: 422:1771–1778: 415:1754–1776: 408:1735–1754: 380:1735–1754: 373:1727–1735: 350: [ 345:1704–1717: 338:acted as a 328:1710–1735: 321:1709–1710: 314:1704–1709: 297:1682–1691: 280:1661–1672: 273:1661–1664: 260:(1588–1677) 256:1643–1646: 253:(1583–1657) 249:1638–1643: 232:1601–1625: 215:1572–1578: 172:1544–1557: 705:Categories 243:Louis XIII 37:survivance 435:Louis XVI 267:Louis XIV 41:governess 609:wife of 367:Louis XV 39:). 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Index

monarch
nobility of France
governess
Bibliothèque nationale de France

Duke of Anjou
Duke of Brittany
François de Troy


Victoire de Rohan
Madame Royale
Marie Antoinette

Yolande de Polastron
Madame Vigée Le Brun
Louis XII of France
Michelle de Saubonne
Francis I of France
Charlotte Gouffier de Boisy, Madame de Cossé-Brissac
Guillemette de Sarrebruck
Henry II of France
Françoise de Contay
Marie-Catherine Gondi
Charlotte de Curton
Louise de Clermont
Claude Catherine de Clermont
Charles IX of France
Isabelle de Crissé
Henry IV of France

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