Genevieve Petau de Maulette
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Madame Geneviève Petau de Maulette, Lady Glenluce (c. 1563–1643) was a French noblewoman, tutor to Elizabeth of Bohemia
, author and the second wife of John Gordon, D.D., Dean of Salisbury and Lord Glenluce and Longormes.
Geneviève Petau was born in Brittany
, France, the daughter of François Pétau, seigneur de Maulette. She was raised a Protestant, and in 1594 she married Dr. John Gordon, a prominent Scottish reverend who was Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to the French king. She and her husband had one child, The Hon. Louise Gordon (1597–1680), who married Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun
, the writer of the Sutherland
family history. Family tradition holds that Lady Glenluce served as the French instructor to the eldest daughter of King James I
and Queen Anne of Denmark
, Princess Elizabeth
.
She is remembered for her work in French entitled, Devoreux, Vertues Teares for the Losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, by a learned gentlewoman, Madame Geneviève Petau. The poem praises Henry III of France
and an English nobleman, Walter Devereux. The work was translated into English in 1597 by Gervase Markham
.
Elizabeth of Bohemia
Elizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
, author and the second wife of John Gordon, D.D., Dean of Salisbury and Lord Glenluce and Longormes.
Geneviève Petau was born in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, France, the daughter of François Pétau, seigneur de Maulette. She was raised a Protestant, and in 1594 she married Dr. John Gordon, a prominent Scottish reverend who was Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to the French king. She and her husband had one child, The Hon. Louise Gordon (1597–1680), who married Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray in North East Scotland. Named after the estate originally owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 1600s, the school now uses this estate as its campus...
, the writer of the Sutherland
Sutherland (disambiguation)
Sutherland is an area in Highland, ScotlandSutherland may also refer to:- Places :Australia* Sutherland, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney* Sutherland Shire, local government area in the Sydney regionCanada...
family history. Family tradition holds that Lady Glenluce served as the French instructor to the eldest daughter of King James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
and Queen Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark was queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I.The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James in 1589 at the age of fourteen and bore him three children who survived infancy, including the future Charles I...
, Princess Elizabeth
Elizabeth of Bohemia
Elizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
.
She is remembered for her work in French entitled, Devoreux, Vertues Teares for the Losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, by a learned gentlewoman, Madame Geneviève Petau. The poem praises Henry III of France
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
and an English nobleman, Walter Devereux. The work was translated into English in 1597 by Gervase Markham
Gervase Markham
Gervase Markham was an English poet and writer, best known for his work The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues Which Ought to Be in a Complete Woman first published in London in 1615.-Life:Markham was the third son of Sir Robert Markham of Cotham, Nottinghamshire, and was...
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