La Force, Charlotte‐Rose Caumont de
La Force, Charlotte‐Rose Caumont de (1654–1724),French writer born to a high‐ranking noble family known for defending the Protestant cause during the Wars of Religion. She converted to Catholicism in 1686, which allowed her to nurture numerous connections important for her subsequent career as a writer: she was lady‐in‐waiting to the Dauphine, was intimately acquainted with Mademoiselle (Elisabeth Charlotte, duchesse d'Orléans), dedicated several of her novels to the princesses of Conti, and even received a pension from Louis XIV. Like several other late 17th‐century French women writers (notably Mme d' Aulnoy and Mme de Murat), her name was associated with several public scandals: she was known to have had love affairs; her marriage, which had been contracted without parental consent, was annulled by her...
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