Madame de genlias biography of mahatma

From an early age, Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin was a forward thinker intrigued by learning and education.

Madame de genlias biography of mahatma gandhi

She was also a harp prodigy whose wittiness and capabilities were noticed by Charles-Alexis Brûlart, Comte de Genlis (afterwards Marquis de Sillery). He was ‘struck with the style of a letter which accidentally fell in his way, [and] conceived so high a sentiment of admiration for the writer, that he immediately made her an offer of marriage [without having met her].’ Thus, at the tender age of 16, Stéphanie became Madame de Genlis.

Because of her wittiness and skills, Madame de Genlis found herself employed by the Duchess of Chartres as a lady-in-waiting, but it was her education of her own children that caught the eye of the Duchess’s husband, the Duke of Chartres.

Later, he was also captivated by her sexuality, and the two enjoyed a brief love affair. While workin