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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 ...
Duchess of Polignac 1749-1793. 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 first met the Dauphine Marie Antoinette during the royal wedding at Versailles in 1770.
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, comtesse puis duchesse de Polignac, est née à Paris (paroisse Saint-Sulpice) le 8 septembre 1749 et est morte à Vienne le 5 décembre 1793, alors en exil.
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polignac, comtesse de Polignac, known as an "unpretentious and charming" woman who was always "simply dressed," became Marie Antoinette 's favorite in 1775 and was appointed governess to the king and queen's children.
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.
Sep 8, 2023 · Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron was born to parents Jean François Gabriel de Polastron and his wife Jeanne Charlotte Hérault on the 8 th of September 1749. Though her first name was Yolande, she went by the name Gabrielle, which I will use throughout the article.
The sitter in this portrait is Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (born in 1749, died in 1793). She is best remembered as the favourite companion of the infamous Queen of France, Marie Antoinette (born in 1755, died in 1793).
