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'''Madame Geneviève |
'''Madame Geneviève Pétau de Maulette, Lady Glenluce''' (c. 1563–1643) was a French noblewoman, tutor to [[Elizabeth of Bohemia]], author and the second wife of [[John Gordon (d. 1619)|John Gordon, D.D.]], Dean of Salisbury and Lord Glenluce and Longormes. |
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== Biography == |
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Geneviève Petau was born in [[Brittany]], France, the daughter of the Lord de Maulette, first president of the parliament in Brittany. She was raised a [[Protestant]], and in 1594 she married Dr. John Gordon, a prominent Scottish reverend who was [[Gentleman of the Bedchamber]] to the French king. She and her husband had one child, The Hon. Louise Gordon (1597 – 1680), who married [[Sir Robert Gordon]] of [[Gordonstoun]], the writer of the [[Sutherland]] family history. Family tradition holds that Lady Glenluce served as the French instructor to the eldest daughter of King [[James I of England|James I]] and Queen [[Anne of Denmark]], [[Elizabeth of Bohemia|Princess Elizabeth]].<ref>{{cite web | author = Prescott, Anne Lake | title = Mary Sidney's Antonius and the ambiguities of French history | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mary+Sidney's+Antonius+and+the+ambiguities+of+French+history.-a0181673916 | publisher = The Free Library | accessdate = May 15, 2009}}</ref> |
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Pétau was born in [[Brittany]], France. Her parentage is not known for sure, but she was probably the daughter of François Pétau, seigneur de Maulette.{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}}<ref>But she may have been the daughter of Gideon Pétau, sieur de Maule and "first president" of the [[Parlement of Brittany]] {{harv|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}}.</ref> |
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Pétau was raised a [[Protestant]], and in 1594 she married Dr. John Gordon, a prominent Scottish reverend who was [[Gentleman of the Bedchamber]] to the French king.{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}} |
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Their son-in-law, [[Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet|Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun]], wrote that she was the French teacher to the eldest daughter of King [[James I of England|James I]] and Queen [[Anne of Denmark]], [[Elizabeth of Bohemia|Princess Elizabeth]], and that her daughter Louisa, who he later married, was brought up with the princess in [[John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton|Lord Harrington's]] household.{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}}<ref>Robert Gordon, [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00gord/page/292/mode/2up ''Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland'' (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 292, 319.].</ref> |
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Geneviève died on 6 December 1643 at [[Gordonstoun]], Moray, and was buried at the Michael Kirk in the old churchyard of Oggston in the parish of [[Drainie]], Moray.{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}} |
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She owned a portrait miniature of [[James VI and I|King James I]] in a case decorated with diamonds. She worked a suite of furniture at Gordonston in green tent stitch including bed, cupboard cloth, stools, chair and couch.<ref>''HMC 6th Report (Sir W. G. Gordon Cumming)'' (London, 1877), p. 683.</ref> |
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== Works == |
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| ⚫ | Lady Geneviève is remembered for her work in French entitled, ''Devoreux, Vertues Teares for the Losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, by a learned gentlewoman, Madame Geneviève Petau''. The poem praises [[Henry III of France]] and an English nobleman, Walter Devereux.{{sfn|Cox|2004|p=54}} The work was written some time after the end of the siege of Rouen in late 1591 and before it was translated into English in 1597 by [[Gervase Markham]].{{sfn|Prescott|2008|loc=Mary Sidney's Antonius ...}}{{sfn|Cox|2004|p=54}} |
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== Family == |
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Lady Geneviève and her husband had one child, Lucie or Louise (1597–1680), who married Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun,{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}} fourth son of [[Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland|12th Earl of Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=11075|title=Gordon, Sir Robert, of Gordonstoun|first=David|last=Stevenson}}</ref> Their daughter Katherine Gordon was mother of the Quaker [[Robert Barclay]].{{sfn|Mullan|2008|loc=Gordon, John}} |
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His daughter Elizabeth Gordon was born at Salisbury in January 1617. At her christening, the [[Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford|Earl of Hertford]] was a godfather, [[Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford]], and [[Jean Ker, Countess of Roxburghe|Jean Drummond, Countess of Roxburghe]] were godmothers.<ref>Robert Gordon, ''Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland'' (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 343.</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
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* {{cite encyclopedia |editor-last=Cox |editor-first=Michael |year=2004 |encyclopedia=The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-860634-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/conciseoxfordchr00coxm |page=54 |title=1596}} |
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* {{Cite ODNB |origyear=2004 |date=October 2008 |id=11061 |title=Gordon, John (1544–1619) |first=David David George |last=Mullan}} |
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* {{cite web |last=Prescott |first=Anne Lake |year=2008 |title=Mary Sidney's Antonius and the ambiguities of French history |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mary+Sidney's+Antonius+and+the+ambiguities+of+French+history.-a0181673916 |publisher=The Free Library|access-date=}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 5 November 2022
Madame Geneviève Pétau de Maulette, Lady Glenluce (c. 1563–1643) was a French noblewoman, tutor to Elizabeth of Bohemia, author and the second wife of John Gordon, D.D., Dean of Salisbury and Lord Glenluce and Longormes.
Biography
[edit]Pétau was born in Brittany, France. Her parentage is not known for sure, but she was probably the daughter of François Pétau, seigneur de Maulette.[1][2]
Pétau was raised a Protestant, and in 1594 she married Dr. John Gordon, a prominent Scottish reverend who was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the French king.[1]
Their son-in-law, Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, wrote that she was the French teacher to the eldest daughter of King James I and Queen Anne of Denmark, Princess Elizabeth, and that her daughter Louisa, who he later married, was brought up with the princess in Lord Harrington's household.[1][3]
Geneviève died on 6 December 1643 at Gordonstoun, Moray, and was buried at the Michael Kirk in the old churchyard of Oggston in the parish of Drainie, Moray.[1]
She owned a portrait miniature of King James I in a case decorated with diamonds. She worked a suite of furniture at Gordonston in green tent stitch including bed, cupboard cloth, stools, chair and couch.[4]
Works
[edit]Lady Geneviève is remembered for her work in French entitled, Devoreux, Vertues Teares for the Losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, by a learned gentlewoman, Madame Geneviève Petau. The poem praises Henry III of France and an English nobleman, Walter Devereux.[5] The work was written some time after the end of the siege of Rouen in late 1591 and before it was translated into English in 1597 by Gervase Markham.[6][5]
Family
[edit]Lady Geneviève and her husband had one child, Lucie or Louise (1597–1680), who married Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun,[1] fourth son of 12th Earl of Sutherland.[7] Their daughter Katherine Gordon was mother of the Quaker Robert Barclay.[1]
His daughter Elizabeth Gordon was born at Salisbury in January 1617. At her christening, the Earl of Hertford was a godfather, Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, and Jean Drummond, Countess of Roxburghe were godmothers.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Mullan 2008, Gordon, John.
- ^ But she may have been the daughter of Gideon Pétau, sieur de Maule and "first president" of the Parlement of Brittany (Mullan 2008, Gordon, John).
- ^ Robert Gordon, Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 292, 319..
- ^ HMC 6th Report (Sir W. G. Gordon Cumming) (London, 1877), p. 683.
- ^ a b Cox 2004, p. 54.
- ^ Prescott 2008, Mary Sidney's Antonius ....
- ^ Stevenson, David. "Gordon, Sir Robert, of Gordonstoun". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11075. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Robert Gordon, Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 343.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). "1596". The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
- Mullan, David David George (October 2008) [2004]. "Gordon, John (1544–1619)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11061. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Prescott, Anne Lake (2008). "Mary Sidney's Antonius and the ambiguities of French history". The Free Library.
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