Yolande de Polastron
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French aristocrat and courtier (1749–1793)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1749-09-08 ) 8 September 1749, Paris , France
- Died
- 9 December 1793 (1793-12-09) (aged 44), Vienna , Austria , Holy Roman Empire
- Spouse
- Jules de Polignac ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1767 )
- Issue
- Aglaé de Polignac , Armand de Polignac, Jules de Polignac , Camille de Polignac
- Father
- Jean François Gabriel de Polastron, Duc de Polastron
- Mother
- Jeanne Charlotte Hérault
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- lady-in-waiting
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- Gabrielle de Polastron.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1749-01-01
- date of death
- 1793-01-01
- Commons category
- Yolande de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac
- birth name
- Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron
- name in native language
- Yolande de Polastron
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- P8168
- Citrus ×tangelo
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Encyclopedic overview
Yolande de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (Yolande Martine Gabrielle; 8 September 1749 – 9 December 1793) was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies.
Biography
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