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Madame de La Fayette

French writer
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette, better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature. Wikipedia
Born: March 18, 1634, Paris, France
Died: May 25, 1693 (age 59 years), Paris, France
Spouse: Francois Comte de La Fayette (m. 1655–1683)
Children: René-Armand Motier de La Fayette; Louis Motier de La Fayette