Madame de La Fayette

Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne

Comtesse de La Fayette
BornMarie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne
(1634-03-18)18 March 1634
Paris, France
Died25 May 1693(1693-05-25) (aged 59)
Paris, France
Resting placeÉglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris
Pen nameMadame de La Fayette
Monsieur de Segrais
OccupationNovelist
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
Period17th century
Literary movementClassicism, Précieuses
Notable worksLa Princesse de Clèves
SpouseFrançois Motier, comte de La Fayette
Children
  • René-Armand Motier de La Fayette
  • Louis Motier de La Fayette

Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.


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