Rosalie Lamorlière, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rosalie Lamorlière

last servant of Marie Antoinette

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1768

Place of Birth: Breteuil, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1848

Profession: domestic worker

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Rosalie Lamorlière

  • Rosalie Lamorlière (Rosalie Lamorliere in English; March 3, 1768 - February 2, 1848) was the last servant of Marie Antoinette, while the queen was in the Conciergerie, awaiting her trial and execution.She was born on 19 March 1768, in Breteuil, France, to a shoemaker and his wife (who later died when Lamorlière was 12), and was one of seven siblings.
  • Although she never married, she had a child whose father is unknown.Lamorlière lived some part of her life in rue de Sèvres in Paris.
  • Following the September Massacres, she was engaged for work by the Richards, up until 1799.It is unknown what she looked like, as the only portrait known to be painted of her has been lost.
  • Apart from that, the only other existing painting of Lamorlière is Marie-Antoinette, le matin de son exécution, painted by Tony Robert-Fleury during the 19th century, and he had never seen her.Her tomb was erected by her daughter at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Rosalie Lamorlière, dernière servante de Marie-Antoinette by Ludovic Miserole, a book on Lamorlière, was published in 2010.
  • It is only available in French.

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