Tag Archives: Claudine de Tencin

liberation: french identity on the short leash

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dave

The liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, from bank to boudoir, she was always prone to argue. It was the end of the Louis XIV reign, a hey-day of cynical license that characterized the Regency period that … Continue reading →

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arguing from bank to boudoir

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Dave

Powerful advocates brought Alexandrine’s pleas to the ear of the pope, and in November 1712, her vows were formally annulled. It was the liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, and from bank to boudoir, she was always … Continue reading →

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madame de tencin: liberation of null and void

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dave

A rockin’ nun. The liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, from bank to boudoir, she was always prone to argue. It was the beginning of the eighteenth-century and the rays of light were starting to shine through … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Abbe Dubois, Abbe Raynal, Cardinal Dubois, Charles-Joseph de la Fresnaye, Charlotte Lennox, Chevalier Destouches, Claudine Alexandrine Guerin de Tencin, Claudine de Tencin, D'Alembert, Guillaume Thomas Francois abbe Raynal, Lord Bolingbroke, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Prior poet, Mme de Ferriol, Mme de Tencin, Philippe d'Orleans, Regent Fontenelle, Reverend James Wood, Vauban military engineer | Leave a comment

liberation of Mme de tencin

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dave

From convent to court, from bank to boudoir, she was always prone to argue… In France during the ancien regime the Tencin family of Grenoble rose by industry mixed with avarice from nothingness to wealth, provincial distinction, and a tiny … Continue reading →