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Voltaire
Although Rousseau lived with Thérese for twenty-five years, he had many other mistresses, and in 1769 he told her to leave him and go to live in a convent. She remained as his unpaid housemaid. At his death he made no provision for her. It was only the generosity of the English King George III, who continued to pay Thérese until her death the pension he had granted Rousseau, that saved her from starvation in her old age.
Although Rousseau lived with Thérese for twenty-five years, he had many other mistresses, and in 1769 he told her to leave him and go to live in a convent. She remained as his unpaid housemaid. At his death he made no provision for her. It was only the generosity of the English King George III, who continued to pay Thérese until her death the pension he had granted Rousseau, that saved her from starvation in her old age.
<ref> ''The Architect King: George III and the Culture of the Enlightenment'', by David Watkin, Royal Collection, 2004. </ref>
<ref> ''The Architect King: George III and the Culture of the Enlightenment'', by David Watkin, Royal Collection, 2004. </ref>
In 1745, Rousseau and [[Voltaire]] exchanged letter correspondence. While their discussions were cordial, Voltaire did not hold Rousseau's writing in high regard.
==Influence==
==Influence==