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Espinasse, Clare Françoise

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A wit and beauty, born at Lyons, illegitimate child of the Countess d'Albon; went to Paris as companion to Madame du Deffand, with whom she quarrelled; set up a salon of her own, and became celebrated for her many attractions; D'Alembert was devoted to her; many of her letters to her lovers, the Marquis de Mora and M. de Guilbert in particular, have been published, and display a charming personality (1732-1776).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Espinasse, Clare Françoise'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/espinasse-clare-franassoise.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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