Françoise de Montglat ''née de Longuejoue'' (d. 1633) was a French court official. She was the royal governess of King
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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and his siblings.
Life
Françoise de Montglat was the daughter of Thibaut de Longuejoue and Madeleine Briçonnet. She married
Robert de Harlay
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...
(1550-1607), Baron de Montglat and royal chamberlain, in 1579.
She was appointed royal governess to the children of King
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (''le Bon Roi Henri'') or Henry the Great (''Henri le Grand''), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 16 ...
. She was given the responsibility for the king's children with Queen
Maria of Medici, as well as for the children of the king with his mistresses, who were raised together.
She was referred to as "Mamangat" by her royal charges, who corresponded with her as adults.
Her daughter
Jeanne de Harlay
Jeanne de Harlay also known as Madame St. George (1580 - 28 February 1643) was a French court official and letter writer.
She was the daughter of Robert de Harlay de Sancy, Baron de Montglat, and the French royal governess Françoise de Montglat. ...
(later Jeanne de Saint George) became a playmate and sub-governess of the royal children, who called her "Mamie", and was later lady-in-waiting and correspondent to Henrietta Maria and, finally, appointed governess to
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana.
Anne is sometimes used as a male name in ...
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Her letters are preserved.
[Katie Whitaker, ]
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria
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References
* Joseph Baillio, Katharine Baetjer, Paul Lang
Lettres intimes de Henri IV'
* A. Lloyd Moote,
Louis XIII, the Just', 1991
* Katie Whitaker,
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria', 2010
* Victor L. Tapié,
France de Louis XIII Et de Richelieu. Anglais', 1984
* Dominic Pearce,
Henrietta Maria', 2015
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1633 deaths
17th-century French nobility
Governesses to the Children of France
17th-century French women
Louis XIII
Court of Henry IV of France