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Elisabeth Françoise Sophie de la Live de Bellegarde, Comtesse de Houdetot
Elisabeth Françoise Sophie de la Live de Bellegarde, Comtesse de Houdetot (1730 - 1813) married the comte de Houdetot in 1748.
In 1753 she formed with the marquis de Saint Lambert a connection which lasted till his death. Mme de Houdetot has been made famous by the chapter in Rousseau's Confessions in which he describes his unreciprocated passion for her. When questioned on the subject she replied that he had much exaggerated. A view differing considerably from Rousseau's is to be found in the Mémoires of Mme d'Epinay, Mme de Houdetot's sister-in-law.
For a discussion of her relations with Rousseau see Saint-Marc Girardin in the Revue des deux mondes (September 1853).
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