Chevigné, Laure de (1860–1936)
Chevigné, Laure de (1860–1936)
French countess and literary inspiration. Name variations: comtesse de Chevigne; Countess of Chevigne. Born 1860 in France; died 1936; children: Marie-Thérese de Chevigné; grandmother of Marie-Laure de Noailles (1902–1970).
Became the model for Marcel Proust's duchesse de Guermantes in his monumental novel A la Recherche du Temps Perdu.
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