page_title: Governess of the Children of France
section_title: Governesses of the Children of France
hierarchical_section_title: Governess of the Children of France / Governesses of the Children of France
context_page_description: The Governess of the Children of France was office at the royal French court during pre-Revolutionary France and the Bourbon Restoration. She was charged with the education of the children and grandchildren of the monarch. The holder of the office was taken from the highest ranking nobility of France. The governess was supported by various deputies or under-governesses.
caption: Yolande de Polastron, by Madame Vigée Le Brun.
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