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Historical Chronicles: The Secrets of Great Governesses

Madame de Maintenon: From the Shadow of the Cradles to the Throne of France Madame de Maintenon : The extraordinary destiny of a governess who worked in the shadows. History remembers her as an uncrowned queen, but before secretly marrying the Sun King, Françoise d’Aubigné was the most devoted and discreet governess at the Court […]

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Historical Chronicles: The Secrets of Great Governesses

Lady Charlotte Finch (1725–1813). Lady Charlotte Finch : The Governess to Fifteen Royal Children While the tradition of English governesses and nannies enjoys international prestige, it owes its renown to an exceptional 18th-century woman: Lady Charlotte Finch. The daughter of the Earl of Pomfret and a member of the highest aristocracy, she was chosen by

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