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Marie de Vichy-Chamrond Du Deffand, marquise

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From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Date: 20080415
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Marie de Vichy-Chamrond Du Deffand, marquise , 1697-1780, French woman of letters, whose salon was frequented (1753-80) by the leaders of the Enlightenment . She is widely considered the most brilliant woman of her era. Her letters (1766-80) to Horace Walpole , whom she loved deeply, are typical of her brilliant, witty correspondence.

Bibliography: See B. Craveri, Madame du Deffand and Her World (1995)



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