The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse de
(mär märgrt´ kôNts´ d klüs´) (KEY) , 16731729, French writer and actress. A noted beauty and wit, she was lauded for her performance at Saint-Cyr in Racines Esther. Her Souvenirs (1770), edited by Voltaire, describe the court of Louis XIV with vivacity and taste.