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She was the daughter of [[Adrien Maurice de Noailles|Adrien Maurice de Noailles, duc de Noailles]] and [[Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné|Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, duchesse de Noailles]] and married, in 1721, to [[Honoré Armand de Villars|Don Honoré Armand de Villars, duc de Villars]]. She had no children with her husband, who was homosexual, but did have one daughter with [[Jean Philippe d'Orléans]], himself the son of [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Philippe II, duc d'Orléans]] and Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire Bel de La Boissière d'Argenton. Named Amable Angélique de Villars (1723-1771), she was accepted by her husband and raised as his daughter. |
She was the daughter of [[Adrien Maurice de Noailles|Adrien Maurice de Noailles, duc de Noailles]] and [[Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné|Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, duchesse de Noailles]] and married, in 1721, to [[Honoré Armand de Villars|Don Honoré Armand de Villars, duc de Villars]]. She had no children with her husband, who was homosexual, but did have one daughter with [[Jean Philippe d'Orléans]], himself the son of [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Philippe II, duc d'Orléans]] and Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire Bel de La Boissière d'Argenton. Named Amable Angélique de Villars (1723-1771), she was accepted by her husband and raised as his daughter. |
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She was appointed [[Dame du Palais|''dame du palais'']] to the |
She was appointed [[Dame du Palais|''dame du palais'']] to the charitable Queen Marie Leczinska in 1727 and became one of her close friends and confidant and often assisted Marie on her numerous philantrophic work outside Versailles such as giving alms to the poor and visiting the sick in the various parishes. In 1742, the queen managed to convince the chief minister to [[Louis XV]], [[André-Hercule de Fleury]], to have de Villars promoted to ''dame d'atour'', after [[Françoise de Mazarin]]'s death, in order to avoid the office being filled by [[Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle|Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchesse de Châteauroux]]. However, Mailly-Nesle did secure de Villars' former office of ''dame du palais''. |
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In 1768, de Villars and the rest of the |
In 1768, de Villars and the rest of the Queen's household were allowed to retain their offices after her death and resumed them in the household of Marie Antoinette upon her arrival in France in 1770.<ref>Helen A. Younghusband, ''[https://archive.org/stream/marieantoinetteh00youn/marieantoinetteh00youn_djvu.txt Marie-Antoinette, Her Early Youth (1770-1774)]'', Macmillan, 1912</ref> By then, however, she was too old to manage her office and, during her tenure, the dauphine's household was drained of assets.<ref>Helen A. Younghusband, ''[https://archive.org/stream/marieantoinetteh00youn/marieantoinetteh00youn_djvu.txt Marie-Antoinette, Her Early Youth (1770-1774)]'', Macmillan, 1912</ref> |
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In 1923, a book entitled ''Le roman de la "Sainte Duchesse" : lettres inédites de la duchesse de Villars au comte d'Argenson (1738-1741)'' about her was published. |
In 1923, a book entitled ''Le roman de la "Sainte Duchesse" : lettres inédites de la duchesse de Villars au comte d'Argenson (1738-1741)'' about her was published. |
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Revision as of 13:20, 24 May 2023
Amable-Gabrielle de Villars (1706-1771), was a French court official. She served as the dame d'atour to queen Marie Leszczyńska from 1742 to 1768, and to queen Marie Antoinette from 1770 to 1771.
Life
She was the daughter of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, duc de Noailles and Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, duchesse de Noailles and married, in 1721, to Don Honoré Armand de Villars, duc de Villars. She had no children with her husband, who was homosexual, but did have one daughter with Jean Philippe d'Orléans, himself the son of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans and Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire Bel de La Boissière d'Argenton. Named Amable Angélique de Villars (1723-1771), she was accepted by her husband and raised as his daughter.
She was appointed dame du palais to the charitable Queen Marie Leczinska in 1727 and became one of her close friends and confidant and often assisted Marie on her numerous philantrophic work outside Versailles such as giving alms to the poor and visiting the sick in the various parishes. In 1742, the queen managed to convince the chief minister to Louis XV, André-Hercule de Fleury, to have de Villars promoted to dame d'atour, after Françoise de Mazarin's death, in order to avoid the office being filled by Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchesse de Châteauroux. However, Mailly-Nesle did secure de Villars' former office of dame du palais.
In 1768, de Villars and the rest of the Queen's household were allowed to retain their offices after her death and resumed them in the household of Marie Antoinette upon her arrival in France in 1770.[1] By then, however, she was too old to manage her office and, during her tenure, the dauphine's household was drained of assets.[2]
In 1923, a book entitled Le roman de la "Sainte Duchesse" : lettres inédites de la duchesse de Villars au comte d'Argenson (1738-1741) about her was published.
References
- ^ Helen A. Younghusband, Marie-Antoinette, Her Early Youth (1770-1774), Macmillan, 1912
- ^ Helen A. Younghusband, Marie-Antoinette, Her Early Youth (1770-1774), Macmillan, 1912
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