| Surname | Rath, de, née Monod | |
| First Name | Esther | |
| Gender | female | |
| Place of birth | ||
| Place of death | ||
| Year of birth | 1764 | |
| Year of death | 1844 | |
| Profession | governess | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Russia | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Daughter of Jeanne Perronet and Benjamin Monod (Lieutenant of Justice and Major of the Morges regiment). Between 1790 and 1799 she was governess of the Great Duchess Elena Pavlovna (granddaughter of Catherine II of Russia). She married Karl von Rath in 1797. They did not have any children. | |
| Title | 1er cahier Journal de son Altesse Impériale Madame la grande Duchesse Helene Pavlovna commencé le 1er de Mars 1792 adressé à S. A I. la Gde Duchesse femme de Paul 1er mère d'Alexandre 1er et de Nicolas 1. par Mlle Esther Monod. | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 1 March - 31 May 1792 | |
| Period covered | 1 March - 31 May 1792 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | notebook 18.5 x 22.5 cm, 24 p. |
| Content | The governess wrote daily reports on the behavior of her pupil, the Great Duchess Elena Pavolvna of Russia. Every morning the young Great Duchess had to read this diary as a means of self-improvement. The governess also wrote about Elena's upbringing. |
| Place of deposit | BCUL |
| Classification | Fonds Monod IS 1920 Ob 1 |
| Document | |
| Transcription |
Diary |
| Restrictions | requiered |
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| Secondary litterature |
Grisoni, Albertine, Eduquer des princesses en Russie. Jeanne Huc-Mazelet (1765-1852) et Esther Rath (1764-1844), gouvernantes à la cour impériale, Mémoire de master sous la direction de D. Tosato-Rigo, Université de Lausanne, 2015. Tosato-Rigo, Danièle et Moret Petrini, Sylvie, L'appel de l'Est : précepteurs et gouvernantes suisses à la Cour de Russie (1760-1820), publié à l'occasion de l'exposition « Précepteurs et gouvernantes suisses à la Cour de Russie (1760-1820) », présentée à la Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, Lausanne, du 27 octobre 2017 au 15 avril 2018, 2017. Moret Petrini, Sylvie, Pratiques éducatives familiales et écriture du for privé en Suisse romande, Rennes, Presses universitaires de Rennes (à venir). Lejeune Philippe, "Journaux d'éducation, éducation par le journal", in Aux origines du journal personnel, (France 1750-1815), work in progress. |
| Other sources |
171 letters written by Elena Pavlovna of Mecklembourg-Schwerin for Esther Monod between 1794 and 1802, BCUD IS 1920 Monod Oe 7. 29 letters written by Esther Monod for Hélène Pavlovna of Mecklembourg-Schwerin, 1797-1803, BCUD IS Monod Of 2. |
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| Author | SMP |
