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princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe
1749–1792
A close companion of Marie Antoinette, this Italian-born princess moved from the glitter of Versailles to the terror of the French Revolution. Her short life has come to symbolize both courtly loyalty and the violence of a collapsing monarchy.
8 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 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 in Turin in 1749 into the Savoy-Carignan branch of the House of Savoy, she was married as a teenager to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, prince de Lamballe. Widowed very young, she remained in France and later became one of the most trusted figures in Queen Marie Antoinette’s inner circle.
She is best known for her role at the French court as superintendent of the queen’s household and as a devoted friend of Marie Antoinette. Accounts of her life often emphasize her gentleness, piety, and reluctance to take part in court intrigue, which makes her story especially striking against the political tensions building around Versailles.
During the French Revolution, her loyalty to the monarchy put her in grave danger. Imprisoned in Paris during the September Massacres of 1792, she was killed by a mob, and her death became one of the most infamous episodes of the Revolution.