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Mme. Du Hausset
1713–1801
A sharp-eyed witness to life inside Louis XV’s court, this French memoirist is remembered for the intimate, behind-the-scenes recollections she left of Madame de Pompadour and the world around her.
9 Audiobooks
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 1 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 2 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 7 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 3 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 5 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II
by King of France consort of Henry IV Queen Marguerite, Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme, Mme. Du Hausset
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 4 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Complete Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe
by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
About the author
Born Nicole Collesson in 1713, Madame du Hausset became known as a French memoirist whose writing offers a rare close-up view of the court of Louis XV. She is generally identified as Nicole du Hausset, also called Du Haussay, and is remembered above all for the memoirs published after her death.
She served as the lady's maid and trusted confidante of Madame de Pompadour, a position that placed her near the center of power, gossip, and private court life. That experience gave her memoirs their lasting appeal: they do not read like distant history, but like observations from someone who was actually in the room.
Madame du Hausset died in 1801. Her memoirs have continued to attract readers because they preserve the human side of a famous era in French history, blending personal detail with a firsthand sense of the royal world.