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Claudine-Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin (1682–1749)
Tencin, Claudine-Alexandrine Guérin de (tä
-sa‘). A French writer; born at Grenoble in 1682; died on Dec. 4, 1749. She was the friend of Fontenelle, Marmontel, Bolingbroke, and other noted men, and the mother of d’Alembert. Among her writings are: ‘The Siege of Calais,’ ‘The Misfortunes of Love,’ ‘Anecdotes of the Court and Reign of Edward II.,’ and ‘The Count of Comminges,’ which is probably her best book.