Anne ''Louise'', Duchess of Noailles (1632–22 May 1697), was a French courtier. She served as ''

dame d'atour ''Dame d'atour'' was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. The ''dame d'honneur'' was selected from the members of the highest French nobility. History At least from the Isab ...

'' to the queen dowager of France,

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unti ...

, from 1657 until 1666. The daughter of Antoine Boyer, Lord of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Louise married

Anne de Noailles Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles (died 15 February 1678) was the great-grandson of Antoine, 1st comte de Noailles. He played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newl ...

, who became the first

Duke of Noailles The title of Duke of Noailles was a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne de Noailles, Count of Ayen. History Noailles is the name of a prominent French noble family, derived from the castle of Noailles in the territory of Ayen, between Briv ...

in 1646. He predeceased her, dying on 15 February 1678. She did not remarry and died on 22 May 1697. She had two notable children: * Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles (1650–1708) and

Marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1 ...

, married Marie-Françoise de Bournonville. *

Louis Antoine de Noailles Louis-Antoine de Noailles (27 May 16514 May 1729), second son of Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal. His signing of the Unigenitus bull in 1728 would end the formal Jansenist controversy. Biography Louis-Antoine de Noa ...

, ''cardinal de Noailles'' (1651–1729), never married.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyer, Louise 1632 births 1697 deaths 17th-century French women French duchesses Duchesses of Noailles House of Noailles French ladies-in-waiting Court of Louis XIV