Augustine Françoise de Choiseul, also known as ''Mademoiselle St Cyr'' and ''Mademoiselle de Choiseul'' (8 October 1697-5 July 1728), was a

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. She was the subject of a long going legitimization process to determine her biological parentage, which created great attention.

Life

She was the daughter of Louise Gabrielle de La Baume Le Blanc de la Vallière (1665-1698): her mother was married to César Auguste de Choiseul de Plessis-Praslin (1637-1705), but lived separated from him, and after her birth, she entrusted to her mother's friend Madame de Hautefort, Marie-Françoise Pompadour, who raised her and gave her the title ''Mademoiselle St Cyr'' after one of her properties. She was ignored by her official father and the family of her mother, who gave her no income whatsoever, and in 1723, she sued her uncle duke Charles François de La Valliere before the Paris Parliament to prove her parentage. The trial was one of the biggest scandals of the era. The court proceedings were not finished before 1726. Augustine Françoise de Choiseul was made the heir of hr foster mother Marie-Françoise Pompadour.

References

* Mathieu Marais, Journal de Paris, 1715-1721, Pub. univers. Saint-Étienne, Jean Monnet, 2004. 2. t. 456. p. & 552. p. () 1697 births 1728 deaths French nobility {{France-noble-stub