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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Tencin
Britannica 11thTENCIN, CLAUDINE ALEXANDRINE GUERIN DE (16811749), French courtesan and author, was born at Grenoble. Her father, Antoine Guerin, sieur de Tencin, was president of the parlement of Grenoble. Claudine was brought up at a convent near Grenoble and, at the wish o ...
Vol. 26, pp. 614-614
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