Henriette-Anne-Louise d'Aguesseau
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Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, Duchess of Noailles
, Princess of Tingry
(12 February 1737 – 22 July 1794), was the heiress of her grandfather, Henri François d'Aguesseau
, and wife of Jean Paul François de Noailles, Count and Duke of Ayen.
She was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Paulin d'Aguesseau de Fresne, Count of Compans and of Maligny, who married, on 29 February 1736, Anne Louise Françoise du Pré, Dame of la Grange-Bleneau
, daughter of Louis Francis du Pré, Lord of La Grange-Bleneau, and Anne Louise Robert.
Her father was successively adviser to the Parliament, Commissioner of the Second Chamber of the Palais Queries, Master of Requests, State Councilor regular in 1734, Dean's Council, and Provost Master of Ceremonies of the Order of the Holy Spirit
. Her mother died the day after she was born, on 13 February 1737.
Her paternal grandfather Henri François d'Aguesseau
(November 27, 1668 – February 5, 1751) was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750.
After the death of her grandfather, Henri François d'Aguesseau
, she became an heiress. She was married to Jean-Paul-François de Noailles on 25 February 1755. The arranged marriage
had been worked out by Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
, who had worked with Chancellor d'Aguesseau.
She maintained a salon at the Hôtel de Noailles, the family residence in Paris. She disapproved of the arranged marriage
of her daughter Adrienne
with Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, in view of their youth. So after a year's delay while she managed their courtship, they were married at the Hôtel de Noailles.
At the death of her father-in-law, Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
, she returned to France. In May 1794, during the Reign of Terror
, she was arrested at Hôtel de Noailles and imprisoned in Luxembourg Prison (see Prison du Luxembourg) in Paris. Along with her mother-in-law, Catherine de Cossé-Brissac duchesse de Noailles, and daughter, Anne Jeanne Baptiste Louise vicomtesse d'Ayen, she was guillotined, on 22 July 1794. She was buried in a mass grave
of Picpus Cemetery
.
The Château de la Grange-Bléneau
passed from her maternal grandfather, through her, to her daughter, Adrienne de La Fayette
.
Duke of Noailles
The title of Duke of Noailles was a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne of Noailles, count of Ayen.The second, third and fourth dukes were all marshals of France...
, Princess of Tingry
Tingry
Tingry is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Tingry is situated southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D238 roads...
(12 February 1737 – 22 July 1794), was the heiress of her grandfather, Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750.-Biography:He was born at Limoges, France, in a family of magistrates...
, and wife of Jean Paul François de Noailles, Count and Duke of Ayen.
Family
She was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Paulin d'Aguesseau de Fresne, Count of Compans and of Maligny, who married, on 29 February 1736, Anne Louise Françoise du Pré, Dame of la Grange-Bleneau
Château de la Grange-Bléneau
The Château de la Grange-Bléneau is a castle in the commune of Courpalay in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.-History:Recorded since the 13th century, the castle has belonged to several families: Courtenay, Aubusson-La Feuillade and d'Aguesseau. Ownership passed from Henriette d'Aguesseau...
, daughter of Louis Francis du Pré, Lord of La Grange-Bleneau, and Anne Louise Robert.
Her father was successively adviser to the Parliament, Commissioner of the Second Chamber of the Palais Queries, Master of Requests, State Councilor regular in 1734, Dean's Council, and Provost Master of Ceremonies of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, was an Order of Chivalry under the French Monarchy. It should not be confused with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost or with the Order of the Holy Ghost...
. Her mother died the day after she was born, on 13 February 1737.
Her paternal grandfather Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750.-Biography:He was born at Limoges, France, in a family of magistrates...
(November 27, 1668 – February 5, 1751) was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750.
Early life
Her mother died in childbirth, and after her father remarried, she was educated at the Convent of the Visitation at Saint-Denis, by Mme d'Héricourt. At the age of fourteen, she was educated by her stepmother, Mme d'Aguesseau de Fresnes:She preferred reading and gardening--into which latter skill she had been initiated, in the park at Fresnes, by her grandfather the chancellor. His death in 1750 came as a dreadful shock to her. She had adored the courteous and attentive old gentleman.
After the death of her grandfather, Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750.-Biography:He was born at Limoges, France, in a family of magistrates...
, she became an heiress. She was married to Jean-Paul-François de Noailles on 25 February 1755. The arranged marriage
Arranged marriage
An arranged marriage is a practice in which someone other than the couple getting married makes the selection of the persons to be wed, meanwhile curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world...
had been worked out by Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles was a French aristocrat and soldier.-Biography:Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708....
, who had worked with Chancellor d'Aguesseau.
Hôtel de Noailles
Arranged marriage
An arranged marriage is a practice in which someone other than the couple getting married makes the selection of the persons to be wed, meanwhile curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world...
of her daughter Adrienne
Adrienne de La Fayette
Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles, marquise de La Fayette , the daughter of Jean de Noailles, and Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, married Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette....
with Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, in view of their youth. So after a year's delay while she managed their courtship, they were married at the Hôtel de Noailles.
At the death of her father-in-law, Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France. He married Catherine de Cossé-Brissac, on 25 February 1737...
, she returned to France. In May 1794, during the Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror , also known simply as The Terror , was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of...
, she was arrested at Hôtel de Noailles and imprisoned in Luxembourg Prison (see Prison du Luxembourg) in Paris. Along with her mother-in-law, Catherine de Cossé-Brissac duchesse de Noailles, and daughter, Anne Jeanne Baptiste Louise vicomtesse d'Ayen, she was guillotined, on 22 July 1794. She was buried in a mass grave
Mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple number of human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. There is no strict definition of the minimum number of bodies required to constitute a mass grave, although the United Nations defines a mass grave as a burial site which...
of Picpus Cemetery
Picpus Cemetery
The Picpus Cemetery is the largest private cemetery in the city of Paris, France. It was created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin, during the Revolution. It contains the remains of French aristocrats who had been guillotined during the French Revolution...
.
The Château de la Grange-Bléneau
Château de la Grange-Bléneau
The Château de la Grange-Bléneau is a castle in the commune of Courpalay in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.-History:Recorded since the 13th century, the castle has belonged to several families: Courtenay, Aubusson-La Feuillade and d'Aguesseau. Ownership passed from Henriette d'Aguesseau...
passed from her maternal grandfather, through her, to her daughter, Adrienne de La Fayette
Adrienne de La Fayette
Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles, marquise de La Fayette , the daughter of Jean de Noailles, and Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, married Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette....
.