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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 was even given her own cottage in Marie Antoinette's favorite pastoral refuge, the Gabrielle's marriage was cordial, if not successful; it was typical of aristocratic arranged marriages. Her beauty and early death became metaphors for the demise of the old regime, at least in early pamphlets and in subsequent family correspondence, the duchess's beauty was a much-emphasised point. "As a result of her new position, Gabrielle was given a 13-room apartment for herself in the palace.

Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron was born in Paris in the reign of King While Gabrielle was still an infant, her parents moved the family to Château of Most surviving portraits show her to be pretty. Elle entre dans le cercle des intimes de la Reine avec qui celle-ci délaisse le protocole de l’Étiquette et s’isole volontiers de la Cour dans son château du Petit Trianon. Fortement endettée à l'époque de la naissance de G… Her critics among historians have argued that the Duchesse de Polignac typified the aristocratic hangers-on at the court of Versailles before the 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.Langlade, Émile. Madame de Polignac was made a duchess in 1780, much to the astonishment of the court, and was appointed Governess of the Royal Children in 1782, an honour which had previously been passed down from generation to generation in one of the kingdom’s great aristocratic families. 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. De nature vive et joyeuse, Madame de Polignac séduit Marie-Antoinette qui conçoit pour elle une profonde amitié à partir de 1774. Her parents were Jean François Gabriel, Count of Polastron, seigneur de Noueilles, Venerque and Grépiac, and Jeanne Charlotte Hérault de Vaucresson. The Polignac family travelled through Switzerland, Turin, Rome and Venice (where she attended the wedding of her son in March 1790), and from Italy to Vienna in Austria in 1791. La Maison de Polastron est issue d'une noblesse de souche ancienne. Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron was born in Paris in the reign of King Louis XV. She was forced into exile by the onset of the Revolution in 1789, and was a frequent target of the Take part in the history of the palace of Versailles by supporting a project that suits you: adopt a linden tree, contribute to the missions of the Palace or participate in the refurnishing of the royal apartments.The app includes the audioguide tour of the Palace and an interactive map of the Estate. One historian said that Gabrielle, in her portraits by September 1749 in Paris; 9. Blessed with a pleasing physique and an ‘attractive, solid character,’ Yolande de Polastron married Count Jules de Polignac, the nephew of ‘Madame Etiquette’ in 1767. She died in Austria in December 1793, shortly after hearing of Marie Antoinette's execution. Royal governesses had previously been quartered in four or five room apartments. The Comtesse De Polignac and the Marquis De Nesle Women continued to duel with each other over men even in enlightened eighteenth-century France. De ses trois prénoms, l'usage ne retient que celui de Gabrielle1. Those who were not themselves swept into the whirlpool, stood at the marge contemplating it with astonishment ... [as] the Queen's hand was invisibly guided by the violet-eyed, the lovely, the gentle Polignac. Compiling the contemporary accounts of her, one modern historian has summarised her physical appearance thus: Her particular freshness of appearance [gave] an impression of "utter naturalness" ... with her cloud of dark hair, her big eyes, her neat nose and pretty pearly teeth, [she] was generally likened to a Once she was installed in the palace, near the Queen's apartments, Gabrielle also won the friendship of the King's youngest brother, Charismatic and beautiful, Gabrielle became the undisputed leader of the Queen's exclusive circle and ensured that few entered without her approval.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. Gabrielle's family simply announced that she had died as a result of heartbreak and suffering.