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Marie-Catherine de Senecey, née ''de La Rochefoucauld-Randan'' (1588–1677) was a French courtier. She served as ''
Madame de La Fayette: sa vie et ses œuvres
' * Musée national de Versailles,
Notice historique des peintures et des sculptures du palais de Versailles
' * Kleinman, Ruth: Anne of Austria. Queen of France. . Ohio State University Press (1985) {{DEFAULTSORT:Senecey, Marie-Catherine de 1588 births 1677 deaths 17th-century French people 17th-century French women 16th-century French people 16th-century French women French ladies-in-waiting Governesses to the Children of France Court of Louis XIV Court of Louis XIII Household of Anne of Austria
Marie-Catherine de Senecey, née ''de La Rochefoucauld-Randan'' (1588–1677) was a French courtier. She served as ''Première dame d'honneur
''Première dame d'honneur'' ('first lady of honour'), or simply ''dame d'honneur'' ('lady of honour'), was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. Though the tasks of the post ...
'' to the queen 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 1626 until 1638, and royal governess to king Louis XIV of France
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Versa ...
and his brother from 1643 until 1646.
Life
Marie-Catherine de Senecey was the daughter of Jean-Louis de La Rochefoucauld, and married to Henri de Bauffremont, marquis de Senecey (1577–1622), in 1607. In 1626, she was appointed ''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 queen Anne, and when Charlotte de Lannoy
Charlotte de Lannoy (d. September 1626) was a French court official. She served as ''Première dame d'honneur'' to the queen of France, Anne of Austria, from 1624 until 1626.
Life
Charlotte de Lannoy was the daughter of Christophe, seigneur de Lan ...
died later that year, she was promoted to succeed her as ''Première dame d'honneur
''Première dame d'honneur'' ('first lady of honour'), or simply ''dame d'honneur'' ('lady of honour'), was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. Though the tasks of the post ...
'', and was herself succeeded as ''Dame d'atour'' by Madeleine du Fargis
Madeleine du Fargis, née ''de Silly'' (died 1639), was a French courtier and agent. She served as ''dame d'atour'' to the queen of France, Anne of Austria, in 1626–1630. She was an intimate favorite and influential confidant of the queen.
Life
...
. She was well liked by queen Anne, and loyal to the queen before Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...
.
In 1638, the king relieved her from her office and banished her from court for being in opposition to Cardinal Richelieu, and for having encouraged Louise de La Fayette
Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (8 November 1618 – 11 January 1665) was a French courtier and close friend and confidante of King Louis XIII. She later left the court and entered a convent. She was known for her influence upon the mo ...
to enter a convent.Kleinman, Ruth: Anne of Austria. Queen of France. . Ohio State University Press (1985)
When Anne became regent in 1643, she recalled Marie-Catherine de Senecey to court and appointed her to replace Françoise de Lansac
Françoise de Lansac née de Sainte-Maure de Montausier (1582-1657) was a French courtier. She was the royal governess of King Louis XIV of France and his brother from 1638 until 1643.
She was the daughter of Gilles de Souvré and married to Artu ...
as royal governess and her daughter Marie-Claire de Fleix to replace Catherine de Brassac as ''Première dame d'honneur
''Première dame d'honneur'' ('first lady of honour'), or simply ''dame d'honneur'' ('lady of honour'), was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. Though the tasks of the post ...
''.
In March 1661, Louis XIV created the Duchy of Randan and made her the first duchess de Randan as a recognition of her services.
References
* Harry Ashton,Madame de La Fayette: sa vie et ses œuvres
' * Musée national de Versailles,
Notice historique des peintures et des sculptures du palais de Versailles
' * Kleinman, Ruth: Anne of Austria. Queen of France. . Ohio State University Press (1985) {{DEFAULTSORT:Senecey, Marie-Catherine de 1588 births 1677 deaths 17th-century French people 17th-century French women 16th-century French people 16th-century French women French ladies-in-waiting Governesses to the Children of France Court of Louis XIV Court of Louis XIII Household of Anne of Austria