princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe

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princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe

1749–1792

A prominent figure at the court of Versailles, she was closely connected to Queen Marie Antoinette and became one of the most tragic victims of the French Revolution. Her life and surviving letters offer a vivid glimpse into the final years of the French monarchy.

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Born in Turin on September 8, 1749, Marie-Thérèse Louise of Savoy belonged to the Savoy-Carignan branch of the House of Savoy. In 1767, she married Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince of Lamballe, and thereafter became known as the Princesse de Lamballe. Widowed the following year, she remained a member of the French royal court.

She developed a close relationship with Marie Antoinette, who appointed her superintendent of the Queen's household. During the French Revolution, the princess stayed loyal to the royal family. She was killed in Paris on September 3, 1792, during the September Massacres. Her name is also associated with published journals, letters, and memoirs describing the royal family's life during the Revolution.