Madame de Ventadour
Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt | |
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| Duchess of Ventadour | |
Portrait by Pierre Mignard | |
| Born | 1654 France |
| Died | 1744 (aged 89-90) France |
| Spouse(s) | ; his death |
| Issue | Anne Geneviève de Lévis |
| Father | Philippe de La Mothe Houdancourt |
| Mother | Louise de Prie |
Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt, Duchess of Ventadour (Charlotte Eléonore Madeleine; 1654–1744) was a French office holder of the French Royal Court. She was the governess of King Louis XV of France, great-grandson of King Louis XIV. She is credited with saving Louis XV from the ministrations of the royal doctors when he was ill as a child. She was the Gouvernante des enfants royaux, Governess of the Children of France like her mother, granddaughter, granddaughter in law and great grand daughter.