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French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696)
Also known as: Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, La Marquise de Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin Sevigné, Marquise de Sevigne, Marquise de Sévigné Marie de Rabutin-Chantal
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- Lettres de Madame de Sévigné à sa fille et à ses amis
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