A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country/Montégut, (Madame de)

MONTÉGUT (MADAME DE), Daughter of a Nobleman in Languedoc; married, at the age of 15, Monsieur Montégut, Treasurer of France.

Her manners were captivating; she excelled in all the fine accomplishments, and was perfect mistress of the Latin, English, Italian and Spanish languages. She composed a great number of pieces of poetry, which were crowned with success at the Academy des Jeux Floraux. She translated the Odes of Horace, and Pope's|Pope's Eclogues: her other compositions are, Une Ode sur le Printems; une Elégie sur la Conversion de Sainte Madeleine; une Idylle sur la Mort de Mademoiselle de Catelan; une Elégie sur la Coupe d'un Bois. There was also found, after her death, some very elegant poems.

Mrs. Thicknesse.