Francoise-Louise de Warens

Francoise-Louise de Warens , also known under the names of Madam de Warens or Louise Éléonore of the Tower of Phil (born in 1699 with Vevey and deceased in 1762 with Chambéry), is the tutor and mistress of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (which it names Maman ).

Protesting E emigrated of Switzerland installed with Annecy then with the Charmettes, Madam de Warens is without any doubt a very discussed person. She disavows her religion in 1726 to become catholic and receives a pension of the church to diffuse this religion in the area border of Geneva, then capital of Protestantism. She then becomes baron of Warens (or spelled Vuarrens ) and makes cancel her marriage with Mister de Warens the same year, whereas this one went bankrupt in the trade of clothing.

Very liberal woman for her time, it then fills probably also a political role of liaison officer with the Duc of Savoy.

Rousseau makes its knowledge in 1728 and remains near it until in 1742. It then ensures its education as well spiritual and artistic as sentimental so much so that he will never forget it. It re-examines it in 1754 in Geneva and is then struck by its forfeiture: it is completely ruined and worn before the age. After its return of England in 1767, it tries to renew contact with it to discover that it died in March. Rousseau pays to him homage in the very last pages which he wrote, it “tenth walk” of the Rêveries.

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