Charlotte Gouffier
Charlotte Gouffier, Madame de Brissac (born 1482) was a French noblewoman and courtier who served as the Governess of the Children of France.
Charlotte Gouffier | |
|---|---|
| Lady of Brissac | |
| Born | 1482 Kingdom of France |
| Died | Kingdom of France |
| Noble family | Gouffier |
| Spouse(s) | Rene de Cossé, Lord of Brissac |
| Issue | Charles de Cossé, Count of Brissac Artus de Cossé-Brissac |
| Father | Guillaume Gouffier, Lord of Boisy |
| Mother | Philippine de Montmorency |
Biography
Gouffier de Boisy was born in 1482 to Guillaume Gouffier, Lord of Boisy and Philippine de Montmorency.[1] She was a sister of Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy, Adrian Gouffier de Boissy, and Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet. She was a first cousin of Anne de Montmorency.[2]
In 1503 she married Rene de Cossé, Lord of Cossé and Brissac. She was the mother of Charles de Cossé, Count of Brissac and the grandmother of Charles II de Cossé, Duke of Brissac.
In 1518 she was appointed as the Governess of the Children of France, a post previously held by Guillemette de Sarrebruck. As royal governess she was in charge of the education of the children of Francis I of France.[3]
References
- Marchand, Charles (July 6, 1889). "Charles 1er de Cossé, comte de Brissac et maréchal de France, 1507–1563". Paris : Champion – via Internet Archive.
- Freer, Martha Walker (July 6, 1854). "The Life of Marguerite D'Angoulême, Queen of Navarre, Duchess D'Alençon and de Berry, Sister of Francis I., King of France". Hurst and Blackett – via Google Books.
- Colbus, Jean-Claude; Hébert, Brigitte (July 6, 2006). Les outils de la connaissance: enseignement et formation intellectuelle en Europe entre 1453 et 1715. Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 9782862724140 – via Google Books.