Françoise de Montglat ''née de Longuejoue'' (d. 1633) was a French court official. She was the royal governess of King

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

and his siblings. Françoise de Montglat was the daughter of Thibaut de Longuejoue and Madeleine Briçonnet. She married

Robert de Harlay The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(1550-1607), Baron de Montglat and royal chamberlain, in 1579. She was appointed royal governess to the children of King

Henry IV of France Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...

. She was given the responsibility for the king's children with Queen Maria of Medici, as well as for the children of the king with his mistresses, who were raised together. She was referred to as "Mamangat" by her royal charges, who corresponded with her as adults. Her daughter Jeanne de Harlay (later Jeanne de Saint George) became a playmate and sub-governess of the royal children, who called her "Mamie", and was later lady-in-waiting and correspondent to Henrietta Maria and, finally, appointed governess to

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, (, – ) known as ''La Grande Mademoiselle'', was the only daughter of Gaston d'Orléans with his first wife, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. One of the greatest heiresses in ...

. Her letters are preserved.

References

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Lettres intimes de Henri IV
' * A. Lloyd Moote,
Louis XIII, the Just
', 1991 * Katie Whitaker,
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria
', 2010 * Victor L. Tapié,
France de Louis XIII Et de Richelieu. Anglais
', 1984 * Dominic Pearce,
Henrietta Maria
', 2015 {{s-end 1633 deaths 17th-century French people Governesses to the Children of France 17th-century French women Louis XIII Medieval French nobility Court of Henry IV of France