Duchess
de
La Rochefoucauld
Birth:
1763
Death:
1839
A renowned letter writer. Her correspondence with her lover the American
diplomat William Short has been widely published posthumously.
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Appears in these Letters:
1793
The duchess explains how the balance of political power in the capital has recently shifted in a more radical direction, and considers the...
Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot
Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot
Alexandrine-Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot, dite Rosalie, née le 3 octobre 1763 et décédée le 8 décembre 1839, est une épistolière française. Fille de Louis-Antoine de Rohan-Chabot et d'Élisabeth-Louise de La Rochefoucauld, mariée avec son oncle Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld, elle fut à la veille de la Révolution française la maîtresse de William Short, ambassadeur des États-Unis en France et « fils adopté » de Thomas Jefferson.
Alexandrine Charlotte "Rosalie" de Rohan-Chabot (1763–1839), the duchesse de La Rochefoucauld was a French duchess and letter writer, known for the events of her life during the French Revolution. She witnessed the infamous Reign of Terror at firsthand, including the assassination of her husband (and uncle) the Duc de La Rochefoucauld in Gisors during the September Massacres (they had married in 1780 and the marriage was childless) and the execution of her brother. In 1810 she remarried by wedding her relative, Boniface Louis Andre, Marquis de Castellane.
Rosalie, Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld
Rosalie, Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld
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Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot, Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld
Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville, Boniface Louis Andre, Marquis de Castellane
Alexandrine Charlotte "Rosalie" de Rohan-Chabot (1763–1839), the duchesse de La Rochefoucauld was a French duchess and letter writer, known for the events of her life during the French Revolution. She witnessed the infamous Reign of Terror at firsthand, including the assassination of her husband (and uncle) the Duc de La Rochefoucauld in Gisors during the September Massacres (they had married in 1780 and the marriage was childless) and the execution of her brother. In 1810 she remarried by wedding her relative, Boniface Louis Andre, Marquis de Castellane. She was also the lover of U.S. ambassador William Short, the "adoptive son" of Thomas Jefferson. Their love affair was recorded in hundreds of letters, which document the lovers' pains of separation and their frustration with social norms. Likewise, their words of devotion are especially poetic and moving. The love letters are an authentic literary contribution, and offer personal insights into a turbulent era of world history.
Alexandrine-Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot, dite Rosalie, née le 3 octobre 1763 et décédée le 8 décembre 1839, est une épistolière française. Fille de Louis-Antoine de Rohan-Chabot et d'Élisabeth-Louise de La Rochefoucauld, mariée avec son oncle Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld, elle fut à la veille de la Révolution française la maîtresse de William Short, ambassadeur des États-Unis en France et « fils adopté » de Thomas Jefferson.
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