Marquise de Caylus
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Marthe-Marguerite Levieux
Valois
de Villette
de Mursay, Marquise de Caylus (1673–1729) was a French noblewoman and writer.
She was born in Poitou
and was the daughter of vice-admiral Philippe, Marquis de Villette-Mursay
and Marie-Anne de Chateauneuf, who died in 1691.
Her father was a cousin of Madame de Maintenon, who brought Marthe-Marguerite up like her own daughter.
She left piquant and valuable souvenirs of the court of Louis XIV
and the house of St. Cyr
. These were edited by Voltaire
(1770), and by many later editors.
She married in 1686 Anne de Tubieres, Comte de Caylus (1666–1704) and had two sons.
Her eldest son, Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubieres, Comte de Caylus (1692–1765), was also a man of letters and an archaeologist.
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
Valois
Valois is a district, in the city of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. It was once a separate village, many years ago, but was then merged with Pointe-Claire....
de Villette
Villette
-Places:Villette or La Villette is the name or part of the name of several places in Europe:-France:*Villette, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département*Villette, in the Yvelines département*Villette-d'Anthon, in the Isère département...
de Mursay, Marquise de Caylus (1673–1729) was a French noblewoman and writer.
She was born in Poitou
Poitou
Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Thifalia in the sixth century....
and was the daughter of vice-admiral 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...
and Marie-Anne de Chateauneuf, who died in 1691.
Her father was a cousin of Madame de Maintenon, who brought Marthe-Marguerite up like her own daughter.
She left piquant and valuable souvenirs of the court of Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
and the house of St. Cyr
Maison royale de Saint-Louis
The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis was a 'pensionnat' or boarding school for girls set up in 1684 at Saint-Cyr in France by king Louis XIV at the request of his second wife, Madame de Maintenon, who wanted a school for girls from impoverished noble families...
. These were edited by Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
(1770), and by many later editors.
She married in 1686 Anne de Tubieres, Comte de Caylus (1666–1704) and had two sons.
Her eldest son, Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubieres, Comte de Caylus (1692–1765), was also a man of letters and an archaeologist.
Literature
- Souvenirs de Madame de Caylus, Mercure De France (1986), ISBN 2715214243