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Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, vévodkyně de Polignac ( 8. září 1749, Paříž – 9. prosince 1793, Vídeň) byla favoritkou Marie Antoinetty, se kterou se poprvé setkala, když byla představena v paláci ve Versailles roku 1775, rok poté, co se Marie Antoinetta stala francouzskou královnou. Byla považována za jednu z ...
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According to French historian and Marie Antoinette biographer, Pierre de Nolhac, it took some time for Geneviève d'Ossun to win the confidence of Marie Antoinette, as she lacked the beauty and wit of Yolande de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac. She was somewhat of a contrast to the seductiveness of the queen's favorite, but had a solid ...
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac, was Marie Antoinette’s favorite courtier and best friend. She might also have been the reason that the ill-fated Queen of France lost her head. From humble beginnings, the stunning beauty climbed the social ladder right to the top. But there were grave consequences for her ambitions. 1.
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron Polignac, duchesse de (yôläNd´ märtēn´ gäbrēĕl´ də pôlästôN´ düshĕs´ də pôlēnyäk´), c.1749–1793, favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Her husband, Jules, comte de Polignac, was created duke and acquired a huge fortune through her favor with the queen. Fearing the hatred of ...
Louise de Polastron. Marie Louise d’Esparbès de Lussan, by marriage vicomtesse then comtesse de Polastron ( Bardigues, 19 October 1764 – London, 27 March 1804) was a French lady-in-waiting, known as the mistress of the comte d’Artois, who later reigned as Charles X of France .
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (8 September 1749 – 9 December 1793) was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned ...
