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Mme. Du Hausset

1713–1801

A close observer of life at the French court, this memoirist left a vivid account of Madame de Pompadour and the world around Louis XV. Her writing offers an intimate, ground-level view of power, favor, and daily life behind palace doors.

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 5 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess 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 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

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

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

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

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

About the author

Born Nicole Collesson in 1713, Madame du Hausset is best known as the woman who served Madame de Pompadour as a lady's maid and trusted attendant at the court of Louis XV. Sources describe her as both a servant in title and a person treated with unusual respect, which gave her a rare vantage point on court life.

She is remembered for the memoirs associated with her name, later published after her death. Those writings became valued for their lively picture of Madame de Pompadour, court routines, and the personalities surrounding the king.

Some later commentators have questioned how fully authentic the memoirs are, so it is safest to read them as an important historical account linked to her experience rather than as a completely unquestioned record. Even so, Madame du Hausset remains a fascinating witness to eighteenth-century France.