Anne-Marie-Francoise de Sainte-Hermine


Anne-Marie-Francoise de Sainte-Hermine, was a French court official. She served as the dame d'atours to queen Marie Leszczyńska in 1725-1731. She was a central figure in the French royal court and mentioned in contemporary memoirs.
She was the daughter of Hélie de Sainte-Hermine, seigneur de La Laigne et du Roseau, and Anne-Madeleine de Valois de Villette, and married in 1687 to Louis de Mailly. She was the mother of Françoise de Mazarin and the grandmother of the famous Nesle sisters, royal mistresses to Louis XV.