Madame de Villette
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Louise Arthemise d'Aubigné (commonly known as Madame de Villette; 1584 – Mursay, 24 January 1663) was a daughter of Agrippa d'Aubigné
Agrippa d'Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques is widely regarded as his masterpiece.-Life:...

 and Suzanne de Lusignan de Lezay.

On 22 October 1610 in Maillezais
Maillezais
Maillezais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.It was once an island, until Monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists.-External links:*,...

, she married Benjamin Levieux
Levieux
Levieux is a surname of French Breton origin linked to a natural branch of the old House of Valois. The name is literally translated as "the Old" or "the Elder" in medieval times it was a representative term of the leader of a clan or a dynastic house; today the term is utilised in many...

 Valois, Lord of Villette (1582–1661). They had four children:
  • Madeleine (1621), married in 1649 Hélie, Marquis de Sainte-Hermine.
  • Aymée (1623), married in 1658 René Jouslard de Fontmort.
  • Philippe, Marquis de Villette-Mursay
    Philippe, Marquis de Villette-Mursay
    Philippe Levieux Valois, Marquis de Villette-Mursay was a French naval commander.-Biography:He was born in Normandy as the son of Benjamin Levieux Le Valois de Villette and Louise Arthémise d’Aubigné.Françoise d'Aubigné , the future marquise de Maintenon and second wife of Louis XIV, was his cousin...

     (1627–1707), vice-admiral who was highly successful in the Battle of Beachy Head
    Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
    The Battle of Beachy Head was a naval engagement fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War. The battle was the greatest French tactical naval victory over their English and Dutch opponents during the war...

    .
  • Marie (1633), married in 1659 Marc-Louis de Caumont d’Adde.


She also raised her niece, Françoise d'Aubigné
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...

, the future Marquise de Maintenon and second wife of King Louis XIV. She tried to convert Françoise to her Protestant faith, but this was prevented by her godmother, Madame de Neuillant.
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