Anne de Noailles (1729–1794)

Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles (Anne Claude Louise d'Arpajon; 4 March 1729 – 27 June 1794) was a French noblewoman and court official. She served as the dame d'honneur of two Queens of France, Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette. She was called "Madame Etiquette" by Marie Antoinette for her insistence that the minutiae of court etiquette could never be altered or disregarded.

Anne d'Arpajon
Countess of Noailles
The Lady with the Mask by Louis Surugue, 1746
Full name
Anne Claude Louise d'Arpajon
Born(1729-03-04)4 March 1729
Arpajon, France
Died27 June 1794(1794-06-27) (aged 65)
Barrière du Trône, Paris, France
Spouse(s)
Philippe de Noailles, Duke of Mouchy
(m. 1741)
IssuePhilippe Louis, Duke of Mouchy
Louis Marc Antoine, Viscount Noailles
FatherLouis de Sévérac
MotherAnne Charlotte le bas de Montargis
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