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Yolande de Polastron

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542: 463:. Despite the claims that they were lovers, Gabrielle showed no hesitation in distancing herself from Vaudreuil whenever she felt her own social position was threatened by the Queen's dislike of the manipulative courtier. There are hardly any letters surviving from the couple, who either in reality may not have been sufficiently close to write to each other when separated, or may just have been very careful in masking their communications for political reasons. Their letters may have been subsequently destroyed either by themselves or others for precaution's sake. 1753: 310: 459:, although many of her friends considered Vaudreuil too domineering and too uncouth for the kind of society in which Gabrielle moved. It was rumored at Versailles that Gabrielle's youngest child was actually fathered by Vaudreuil. However, the exact nature of Gabrielle's relationship with Vaudreuil has been debated by some historians, who doubted the liaison was sexual. This theory has recently been resurrected by Catholic novelist and commentator 336:, who was instantly "dazzled" by her, and invited her to move permanently to Versailles. The cost of maintaining oneself at the court of Versailles was ruinous, and Gabrielle replied that her husband did not have the money to finance a permanent move to the palace. Determined to keep her new favourite by her side, the Queen agreed to settle the family's many outstanding debts and to find an appointment for Gabrielle's husband. 433: 393:, had spent in one. Others have contended that to some extent she deserved her negative reputation because, despite the inaccuracies of the claims that she was sexually disreputable, other criticisms of her were valid: she was cold, self-centred, self-indulgent, and masked a love of gossip and intrigue behind a sweet-toned voice and flawless manners. This argument was particularly championed by the author and biographer 51: 401:"Not even Madame de Maintenon, not even the Pompadour, cost as much as this favourite, this angel, with downcast eyes, this modest and gentle Polignac. Those who were not themselves swept into the whirlpool, stood at the marge contemplating it with astonishment ... the Queen's hand was invisibly guided by the violet-eyed, the lovely, the gentle Polignac." 347:, who was grateful for her calming influence on his wife and who encouraged their friendship. Gabrielle was, however, resented by other members of the royal entourage, particularly the Queen's confessor and her chief political adviser, the Austrian ambassador. In a letter to the Queen's mother, Empress 784:
and that she embodied the exclusivity, the obliviousness, and the selfish extravagance of the ruling class. However, more sympathetic historians, such as Pierre de Nolhac and the Marquis de SĂ©gur, agree that most of the problems originated with her entourage and that she was certainly no worse than
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The entire Polignac family benefited enormously from the Queen's considerable generosity, but their increasing wealth and lavish lifestyle outraged many aristocratic families, who resented their dominance at court. Ultimately, the Queen's favouritism towards the Polignac family was one of the many
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No specific mention of her disease was made in the various allegorical pamphlets which showed the Angel of Death descending to take the soul of the still-beautiful duchesse de Polignac. Her beauty and early death became metaphors for the demise of the old regime, at least in early pamphlets. In
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After her departure from France, she and her family lived an ambulating life, travelling from one place to another. She kept in contact with Marie Antoinette through correspondence, by which her place of residence can be traced. The Polignac family travelled through Switzerland, Turin, Rome and
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Gabrielle developed a terminal illness while living in Switzerland, although she had arguably been in poor health for several years. She died in Austria in December 1793, shortly after hearing of Marie Antoinette's execution. Gabrielle's family simply announced that she had died as a result of
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saw the Queen and the duchesse de Polignac become close again. Politically, Gabrielle and her friends supported the ultra-monarchist movement in Versailles, and Gabrielle became increasingly important in royalist intrigues as the summer progressed, usually in partnership with her friend, the
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As a result of her new position, Gabrielle was given a 13-room apartment for herself in the palace. Technically, this was within the acceptable limits of etiquette, but the size of the apartment was unprecedented, particularly in a place as overpopulated as Versailles. Royal governesses had
223:(1722-1794), who served as French ambassador to Switzerland, and Jeanne Charlotte HĂ©rault de Vaucresson (1726-1753). As was customary with aristocrats, most of whom bore more than one Christian name, she was generally known by the last of her names (Gabrielle). She was born into a family of 1620:, recounted that the Queen had finally abandoned all pretence of being pleasant to Vaudreuil, after he broke one of her ivory billiard cues at a party in Gabrielle's apartments. In the American edition of Madame Campan's memoirs, her account of the Queen's reaction can be found on p. 195-6 253:(1746–1817), whom she married on 7 July 1767, a few months before her 18th birthday. Polignac's family had a "well-bred" ancestry similar to Gabrielle's family, and was in equally uncomfortable financial straits. At the time of his marriage, Polignac was serving in the 429:, had to resign her post due to a scandal caused by her husband's bankruptcy. The Queen replaced the princess with Gabrielle. This appointment generated outrage at court, where it was felt Gabrielle's social status was insufficient for a post of that magnitude. 354:
Charismatic and beautiful, Gabrielle became the undisputed leader of the Queen's exclusive circle and ensured that few entered without her approval. Gabrielle was considered by many of her friends to be elegant, sophisticated, charming, and entertaining.
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Assessments of her character aside, it is generally agreed that she was one of the key figures in the ultra-monarchist movement throughout the early summer of 1789, acting under the influence of her friend, the Comte d'Artois.
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was born. The Queen was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the ambition of her favourites, especially when they championed a politician whom the Queen despised. Marie Antionette confided to another lady-in-waiting,
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causes which fueled Marie Antoinette's unpopularity with some of her husband's subjects (especially Parisians) and members of the politically liberal nobility. In 1780, Gabrielle's husband was given the title
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Perhaps due to the Queen's intense dislike of the Comte de Vaudreuil, whom she found rude and irritating, Gabrielle's influence over Marie Antoinette temporarily waned after 1785, when the Queen's
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Several historians have suggested that reports of Gabrielle's extravagance have been greatly exaggerated, and they point out that, during her 14-year residency at Versailles she spent as much as
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Her particular freshness of appearance an impression of "utter naturalness" ... with her cloud of dark hair, her big eyes, her neat nose and pretty pearly teeth, was generally likened to a
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Gabrielle's marriage was cordial, if not successful; it was typical of aristocratic arranged marriages. For many years, she was apparently in love with the captain of the Royal Guard,
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On September 14, 1788, anti-monarchy protests renewed, and in October 1788, protestors demanded money for fireworks, they demanded that anyone in a carriage dismount and salute to
1548:(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019), pp. 83-88, for a profile of Vaudreuil's career in which he argues Vaudreuil was lovers with Madame de Polignac, and Vincent Cronin, 285:), generally looks "like some harvested and luscious fruit." She had dark brunette hair, very pale white skin, and, perhaps most unusually, lilac or violet-coloured eyes. 584:. However, without the necessary military support to crush the insurrection, Necker's dismissal fuelled the serious violence in Paris, culminating in the attack on the 1471: 1269: 1170: 1103: 987: 935: 1846: 882: 673: 580:, Bombelles' godfather and former diplomat, and the comte d'Artois, Gabrielle persuaded Marie Antoinette to work against the King's popular minister of finances, 553:, and they also burned effigies representing Yolande de Polastron, and then the troops were deployed and they dispersed the crowds with great bloodshed in the 261:. Within a few years of the marriage, Jules and Gabrielle had two children: a daughter Aglaé and a son. Two more sons followed several years later, including 1521:
Memoirs of the Private Life of Marie Antoinette: To which are Added Personal Recollections Illustrative of the Reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI
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previously been quartered in four- or five-room apartments. Gabrielle was even given her own cottage in Marie Antoinette's favorite pastoral refuge, the
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Her critics among historians have argued that the Duchesse de Polignac typified the aristocratic hangers-on at the court of Versailles before the
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Venice (where she attended the wedding of her son in March 1790), and from Italy to Vienna in Austria in 1791. She was reportedly present in the
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in southern France. When Gabrielle was 3, her mother died and her welfare was entrusted to an aunt, who arranged for her to receive a
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Once she was installed in the palace, near the Queen's apartments, Gabrielle also won the friendship of the King's youngest brother,
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Armand Jules Marie HĂ©racle de Polignac, duc de Polignac (11 January 1771, Paris; died 1 March 1847 in Paris), second duc de Polignac
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Camille Henri Melchior de Polignac, comte de Polignac (27 December 1781 in Versailles; died 2 February 1855 in
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Compiling the contemporary accounts of her, one modern historian has summarised her physical appearance thus:
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Langlade, Émile. Rose Bertin: Creator of Fashion at the Court of Marie Antoinette (London: John Long, 1913).
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on 14 July 1789, all the members of the Polignac family went into exile. On Louis XVI's express orders, the
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Gabrielle de Polastron's mark in history can be seen in history books, novels, movies, and other media.
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Most surviving portraits show her to be pretty. One historian said that Gabrielle, in her portraits by
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The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy
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Pamphlet against the duchesse de Polignac printed in 1789, after her escape to Switzerland
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Aglaé Louise Françoise Gabrielle de Polignac (7 May 1768, Paris; died 30 March 1803 in
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subsequent family correspondence, the duchess's beauty was a much-emphasised point.
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While Gabrielle was still an infant, her parents moved the family to ChĂąteau of
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Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron was born in Paris in the reign of King
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Zweig, Stefan & Paul, E. (Editor) & Paul, C. (Translator) (1938).
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many of the aristocrats or favourites who had preceded her at Versailles.
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heartbreak and suffering. Most historians have concluded that she died of
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in 1775, at which time she was formally presented to the Queen of France,
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A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie-Antoinette's Perfumer
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Campan, Jeanne-Louise-Henriette; Jean François BarriÚre (1823).
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Joseph Hyacinthe François de Paule de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil
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Bombelles, Marc Marie; Grassion, Jean; Durif, Frans (1977).
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The Private Life of Marie Antoinette: A Confidante's Account
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Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac
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Describes Madame de Polignac's impact on Marie Antoinette.
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Jules Auguste Armand Marie de Polignac, prince de Polignac
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lover, including accusations that the pair had engaged in
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left, as did Breteuil; Gabrielle went with her family to
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The months leading up to the July 1789 outbreak of the
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in 1792, and she returned to Austria, where she died.
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A more formal portrait of the Duchesse de Polignac by
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in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the
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Index

Yolande de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac
Duchesse de Polignac

Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Self-portrait in a Straw Hat
Paris
France
Vienna
Austria
Holy Roman Empire
Jules de Polignac
Aglaé de Polignac
Jules de Polignac
favourite
Marie Antoinette
Palace of Versailles
Queen of France
Louis XV
Noueilles
Venerque
Grépiac
ancient aristocratic lineage
Noueilles
Languedoc
convent
Jules François Armand, comte de Polignac
Mancini
livres
Jules, prince de Polignac
Charles X

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