What happened to Madame de Lamballe?
On this day, 3rd September, in 1792 the Princesse de Lamballe, companion of Marie-Antoinette, was bludgeoned to death outside the La Force prison, her body stripped, her heart torn out, her head hacked off and impaled on a pike, and her pathetic remains paraded in bloody triumph through Paris over several hours.
Who were Marie Antoinette’s closest friends?
Along with the duchesse de Polignac, the Princesse de Lamballe was one of Marie Antoinette’s closest friends. She was part of the group of young women who were the Queen’s companions at the Petit Trianon and participated in the various theatrical activities that took place there.
Who was Princess Marie-Louise Louise of Savoy?
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe. Princess Marie-Louise Thérèse of Savoy-Carignan (8 September 1749 – 3 September 1792) was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 17 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon-Penthièvre, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France.
What happened to Marie Antoinette’s head?
After her death, her corpse was reportedly undressed, eviscerated and decapitated, with its head placed upon a pike. It is confirmed by several witnesses that her head was paraded through the streets on a pike and her body dragged after by a crowd of people shrieking ‘La Lamballe!
Who attended the wedding of the Savoyard princess?
The wedding by proxy, followed by a bedding ceremony and a banquet, was held at the Savoyard royal court in Turin and attended by the King of Sardinia and his court.
What happened to Marie Louise de Lamballe?
Marie Louise de Lamballe continued her services to the Queen until the attack on the palace on 10 August 1792, when she and Louise-Élisabeth de Cro de Tourzel, governess to the royal children, accompanied the Royal Family when they took refuge in the Legislative Assembly. M. de la Rochefoucauld was present during this occasion and recollected: