Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1626 - 1696)

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (5 February 1626 – 17 April 1696), also widely known as Madame de Sévigné or Mme de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. She is revered in France as one of the great icons of French literature.