Julienne-Hippolyte-Joséphine d’Estrées (

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Julienne Brancas; c. 1575 – c. 1667) was a 17th century aristocrat, being the daughter to

Antoine d'Estrées Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of Coeuvres, vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578 and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for Franc ...

and

Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adn ...

. She is widely known for being the model for the portrait ''

Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses sœurs ''Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses soeurs'' (''Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters'') is a painting by an unknown artist dated c. 1594. It is in the Louvre in Paris and is usually thought to be the work of a painter from the Fontaineble ...

'', in which she is seen sitting in a bathtub unclothed pinching her sister's nipple.

Biography

Born Julienne-Hippolyte-Joséphine d'Estrées to

and

, she was their youngest child and had three siblings: François Annibal, Gabrielle and Angélique d'Estrées. On 5 January 1597, Julienne married George de Brancas.

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, in the ''Historiettes'', claims that Julienne bribed a priest at Saint Paul in order for her to marry George. George de Brancas and Julienne d'Estrées had three children together, their first being a daughter named Marie. In 1618, Julienne gave birth to their second child, a son, named Charles. The last child was a son named Louis François. In approximately 1667, Julienne died, the cause unknown. She was most likely 92, but since many birth dates and death dates are contradicted, her age is uncertain. Her husband George died before her, in 1657.

Portrayal in art

In c. 1594 a portrait of Julienne and her sister Gabrielle was painted (''

''). The portrait portrays Julienne and Gabrielle both seated unclothed from the waistline and upwards in a bathtub lined with grey cloth. Julienne is situated on the left, pinching Gabrielle’s right nipple whilst Gabrielle holds a coronation ring given to her by King Henry IV of France. In the back, a woman is seen stitching by a fireplace. Another portrait with Julienne and her sister was painted, of which was done at the Fontainebleau School by an unidentified artist. The portrait portrays Julienne and Gabrielle situated in a bathtub lined with grey cloth, similar to that of the one they appeared in beforehand. Julienne and Gabrielle are both unclothed whilst a woman in the back breastfeeds a child. Instead of a coronation ring, Gabrielle is seen wearing a copper necklace around her neck.

Children

# Marie de Brancas de Villars, c. 1598 # Charles de Brancas (1618 – 8 January 1681); married Suzanne Garnier and had issue. # Louis François de Brancas (died 1679); married to M Madeleine Girard and had issue. Married to Louise Catherine Angélique de Fautereau de Mainières and had issue.

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