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GENLIS, STEPHANIE FELICITE, COUNTESS DE,
Was born near Autun, in Burgundy, in 1746.
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Her maiden name was Ducrest de St. Aubin. Though of a good family, she had no fortune: but her beauty, accomplishments, and skill on the harp, introduced her into the highest circles, where she had the opportunity of cultivating her mind and improving her knowledge of the world.
She received many offers of marriage, and accepted the Count de Genlis, who, before he saw her, had fallen in love with her from reading one of her letters. The union was not a happy one; and the tongue of scandal did not spare the character of Madame de Grenlis.
By this marriage, however, she was allied to Madame Montesson, who was privately married to the Duke d'Orleans; and thus it happened that Madame de Genlis was chosen by the Duke de Chartres as the governess of his children.
She conducted the education of these children entirely her