Anne De Noailles (1729–1794)
Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles (''Anne Claude Louise d'Arpajon''; 4 March 1729 – 27 June 1794 Accessed 8 October 2008) was a French and court official. She served as the '''' of two Queens of France, and Ma ...
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House 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 Brive and Turenne in Limousin, and claiming to date back to the 11th century. The family did not obtain fame until the 16th century, when its head, Antoine de Noailles (1504–1562), became admiral of France and was ambassador in England during three important years (1553–1556), maintaining a gallant but unsuccessful rivalry with the Spanish ambassador, Simon Renard. Henri de Noailles (1554–1623), son of Antoine, was a commander in the religious wars and was made comte d'Ayen by Henry IV of France in 1593. Anne de Noailles (died 1678), the grandson of the first count, played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly-won province of Roussillon, and in 1663 was made Duke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lady In Waiting
A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom she attended. Although she may either have received a retainer or may not have received compensation for the service she rendered, a lady-in-waiting was considered more of a secretary, courtier, or companion to her mistress than a servant. In other parts of the world, the lady-in-waiting, often referred to as ''palace woman'', was in practice a servant or a slave rather than a high-ranking woman, but still had about the same tasks, functioning as companion and secretary to her mistress. In courts where polygamy was practised, a court lady was formally available to the monarch for sexual services, and she could become his wife, consort, courtesan, or concubine. ''Lady-in-waiting'' or ''court lady'' is often a generic term for women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Surintendante De La Maison De La Reine
''Surintendante de la Maison de la Reine'' ("Superintendent of the Queen's Household"), or only ''Surintendante'', was the senior lady-in-waiting at the royal court of France from 1619 until the French revolution. The ''Surintendante'' was selected from the members of the highest French nobility. History The office was created in 1619. Nadine Akkerman & Birgit Houben, eds. ''The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe''. Leiden: Brill, 2013 The Surintendante and the '' Governess of the Children of France'' were the only female office holders in France to give an oath of loyalty to the King himself.Jeroen Frans Jozef Duindam: ''Vienna and Versailles: The Courts of Europe's Dynastic Rivals, 1550-1780''. The surintendante had about the same tasks as the ''Première dame d'honneur'': receiving the oath of the female personnel before they took office and supervising them and the queen's daily routine, as well as organizing the accounts and staff l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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House Of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine (german: link=no, Haus Lothringen) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Metz. It inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to Maria Theresa of Austria in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the House of Habsburg and became known as the House of Habsburg‑Lorraine (german: link=no, Haus Habsburg-Lothringen). Francis, his sons Joseph II and Leopold II, and his grandson Francis II were the last four Holy Roman emperors from 1745 until the dissolution of the empire in 1806. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine inherited the Habsburg Empire, ruling the Austrian Empire and then Austria-Hungary until the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918. Although its senior agnates are the dukes of Hohenberg, the house is currently headed by Karl von Habsburg (born 1961), g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne D'Arpajon Comtesse De Noailles
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kehl
Kehl (; gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Kaal) is a town in southwestern Germany in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg. It is on the river Rhine, directly opposite the French city of Strasbourg, with which it shares some municipal servicesfor example the Strasbourg tramway, which now reaches Kehl. History The village of Kehl was first mentioned in 1038. In 1338 the first permanent bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg was completed. In 1678 the city was taken over by France, as it was considered to be part of the defence system of Strasbourg. Hence the village was transformed into a fortress in 1683 by the French architect Vauban. In 1681, the Imperial City of Strasbourg, a territory of the Holy Roman Empire that included Kehl, was annexed by Louis XIV, King of France. This annexation was recognised by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, but all right-bank territories were restored to the Empire, leading to Kehl's cession to the Margraviate of Baden the following year. On May 7, 1770, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amable-Gabrielle De Villars
Amable-Gabrielle de Villars (1706-1771), was a French court official. She served as the ''dame d'atour'' to queen Marie Leszczyńska from 1742 to 1768, and to queen Marie Antoinette from 1770 to 1771. Life She was the daughter of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, duc de Noailles and Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, duchesse de Noailles and married, in 1721, to Don Honoré Armand de Villars, duc de Villars. She had no children with her husband, who was homosexual, but did have one daughter with Jean Philippe d'Orléans, himself the son of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans and Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire Bel de La Boissière d'Argenton. Named Amable Angélique de Villars (1723-1771), she was accepted by her husband and raised as his daughter. She was appointed ''dame du palais'' to the queen in 1727. In 1742, the queen managed to convince the chief minister to Louis XV, André-Hercule de Fleury André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, Archbishop of Aix (22 June or 26 June 1653 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Isabeau of Bavaria's tenure as queen, there had been a post named ''demoiselle d'atour'' or ''femme d'atour'', but this had originally been the title of the queen's chambermaids and divided among several people. The office of ''dame d'atour'', created in 1534, was one of the highest-ranking offices among the ladies-in-waiting of the queen and given only to members of the nobility.Nadine Akkerman & Birgit Houben, eds. ''The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe'' Leiden: Brill, 2013 The ''dame d'atour'' had the responsibility of the queen's wardrobe and jewelry and supervised the dressing of the queen and the chamber staff of ''femme du chambre''. When the '' dame d'honneur'' was absent, she was replaced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dauphine Of France
The Dauphine of France (, also , ) was the wife of the Dauphin of France (the heir apparent to the French throne). The position was analogous to a crown princess (the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne). List of Dauphines of France House of Valois House of Bourbon See also * Dauphine of Auvergne * List of Angevin consorts * Countesses and Duchesses of Maine * List of consorts of Alençon * List of consorts of Bourbon * List of consorts of Vendôme * Countess of Artois * Countess of Provence * List of consorts of Lorraine * List of Princesses of Condé * List of consorts of Montpensier * List of consorts of Conti * List of consorts of Étampes * Countess of Évreux * Countess of Champagne * List of consorts of Joinville Lady of Joinville ?House of Joinville, 1020–1417 House of Vaudémont, 1417–1551 Princess of Joinville House of Guise, 1551/2–1641 House of Joyeuse, 1641–1654 :Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse, None House of Guise, 1654 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dame Du Palais
The Dame du Palais, originally only Dame, was an historical office in the Royal Court of France. It was a title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a female member of the French Royal Family. The position was traditionally held by a female member of a noble family. They were ranked between the ''Première dame d'honneur'' and the ''Fille d'honneur''. They had previously been styled 'Dames'. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts (Dutch: ''Dames du Palais''; English: '' Lady of the Bedchamber''; German: ''Hofstaatsdame'' or '' Palatsdame''; Italian: ''Dame di Corte''; Russian: ''Hofdame'' or ''Statsdame''; Spanish: ''Dueña de honor''; Swedish: '' Statsfru''). The same title has been used for the equivalent position in the courts of Belgium, Greece and The Netherlands. History Dame and Dame d'honneur Initially, the married ladies-in-waiting who attended the queen of France had the title Da ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louise-Charlotte De Duras
Louise-Charlotte-Henriette-Philippine, Duchess de Duras, née ''de Noailles'' (1745-1832), was a French courtier and memoirist. She served as lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette from 1770 to 1791. Life Louise-Charlotte de Duras was the daughter of Philippe de Noailles and Anne d'Arpajon. In 1760, she married Emmanuel-Céleste de Durfort, duke de Duras (1741-1800), with whom she had a son, Amédée-Bretagne-Malo de Durfort (1771-1838). In 1767, de Duras was appointed lady in waiting, ''Dame du Palais'', to queen Marie Leszczynska to whom her mother served as chief lady-in-waiting. In 1770 she was, as her mother and many of the members of the household of the late queen, appointed to serve Marie Antoinette upon her arrival to France. Her mother, Anne d'Arpajon, served as the chief lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette. Dames du Palais to Marie Antoinette The duchess de Duras was described as very well educated, learned and verbal, and enjoyed respect for her reputation of being a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marie Brûlart
Marie Brûlart, ''duchesse de Luynes'' (1684–1763), was a French court official ('' dame d'honneur'') and close friend and confidante to Louis XV's queen consort, Marie Leszczyńska, whom she attended at Versailles for nearly thirty years (1735–63). Life Marie Brûlart de La Borde was the daughter of Nicolas Brûlart, marquis de La Borde, and Marie Bouthillier. In 1704 she married Louis Joseph de Béthune, marquis de Chârost (1681–1709), who was killed fighting against the British forces of the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Malplaquet, four days after the marquise gave birth to their only child: Marie Therese de Béthune-Chârost (1709–16), who died young. As a widow, she remarried as her second husband (and his second wife) Charles Philippe d'Albert (1695–1758), the fourth ''duc de Luynes'', in 1732. Court life On 18 October 1735, she was appointed to succeed Catherine-Charlotte de Boufflers as '' dame d'honneur'' of the queen. A relation to a previous court ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |