French socialites

Marie Antoinette was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1792. She was beheaded in 1793, during the Reign of Terror, a period of political violence in the French Revolution.

French noblewoman by marriage (1743–1793), last mistress of Louis XV (from 1768 to 1774)

Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870 (1826–1920)

Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell is a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender. In 2021 she was convicted of child sex trafficking, and in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

French writer (1855–1921)

French woman kept locked for 25 years (1849–1913)

French politician

Spanish-French courtesans

French-Swiss salonist and writer (1737-1794)

member of the Romanov family (1905-1981)

English socialite and author (1894–1972)

wife of French President Georges Pompidou (1912–2007)

French-Greek heiress

art patron (1872–1950)

American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950)

French-Dutch actress

Wine grower and auto racer (1902-1988)

French socialite, author, auto racing pioneer (1863–1947)

French aristocrat (1860–1952)

American banker and socialite

French art collector (1902-1970)

elder daughter of Victor Hugo (1824–1843)

daughter of the Duke of Morny (1863-1944)

French businesswoman

French socialite, art collector (1864–1934)

French noble (1754-1803)

Heir to the throne of Madagascar and head of the Royal House of Madagascar

French socialite (1927–1996)

(1883-1911) French actress and model

French writer (1770–1826)

French artist

French writer and actor (1966–2020)

French socialite and fashion designer

French socialite (1908-1976)

French banker (1835-1864)

French hostess and socialite (1772 – 1830)

French art dealer (1918-1986)

French socialite and letter writer (1749-1827)

Parmese Royal, French humanitarian and political activist

French nobleman (1891-1981)

French Nazi collaborator (1896–1982)

French socialite