Henriette Campan
Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan (née Genet; 2 October 1752, Paris – 16 March 1822, Mantes) was a French educator, writer and Lady's maid. In the service of Marie Antoinette before and during the French Revolution, she was afterwards headmistress of the first Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, appointed by Napoleon in 1807 to promote the education of girls.
Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan | |
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Portrait of Henriette Campan by Joseph Boze, 1786 | |
| Born | Jeanne Louise Henriette Genet 6 October 1752 Paris |
| Died | 16 March 1822 (aged 69) Mantes |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | lady's maid, educator |
| Known for | reader to Princess Victoire of France, Princess Sophie of France and Princess Louise Marie of France |
| Spouse | Pierre-Dominique-François Berthollet Campan (1774; separated 1790) |
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