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Ana Katharina (Henriette) Rénard (1685 – 26 May 1721), was a mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony and mother of his daughter, the later Countess Anna Karolina Orzelska.
The King-Elector August II the Strong met Henriette Rénard in Warsaw in 1706, where her father André Rénard, a wine merchant from Lyon, had a salon. Most historians agree that at first, Henriette didn't know the true identity of her lover.
Augustus officially recognised only a tiny fraction of that number as his bastards (the mothers of these "chosen ones", with the possible exception of Fatima and Henriette Rénard, were all aristocratic ladies):
Aug 23, 2021 · Anna Karolina Orzelska (23 November 1707 – 27 September 1769) was an adventuress and Polish szlachcianka (noblewomen), the illegitimate daughter of August II the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, by Henriette Rénard.
- "Anna Katarzyna"
- Andrzej Hennel
- November 23, 1707
This may explain why some sources call her Henriette Rénard-Duva . l. She had two brothers: Jan Baptiste and Benedict. In 1706, she met August the Strong in Warsaw, when her father had a saloon. Most historians agree that at first, Henriette didn't know her lov. er's true identity.
Biography. Illegitimate daughter of King August the Strong by a Frenchwoman named Henriette Rénard-Duval, she was born in Warsaw but raised in France by her mother and stepfather. Her half-brother, Count Rutowski, brought her to the Saxon court in 1723, where she delighted her father and quickly became his favorite daughter.
Ana Katharina (Henriette) Rénard (1685 – 26 May 1721), was a mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony and mother of his daughter, the later Countess Anna Karolina Orzelska. (en)
