Henriette Campan
Henriette Campan | |
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Portrait of Henriette Campan by Joseph Boze, 1786 | |
| Born | Jeanne Louise Henriette Genet 6 October 1752 |
| Died | 16 March 1822 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | lady's maid, educator |
| Known for | reader to Madame Victoire, Madame Sophie and Madame Louise |
| Spouse | Pierre-Dominique-François Berthollet Campan (1774; separated 1790) |
Henriette Campan (Jeanne Louise Henriette; née Genet; 2 October 1752 – 16 March 1822) also known as Madame Campan, was a French educator, writer and Lady's maid. In the service of Marie Antoinette before and during the French Revolution, she was afterwards headmistress of the first Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, appointed by Napoleon in 1807 to promote the education of girls.