Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville

Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville, Duchess of Gramont (18 November 1729 Lunéville - 17 April 1794 Paris) was a French salonnière and bibliophile. She was known for her close relationship to her brother the Duke of Choiseaul and credited with an influential position at court during his tenure as minister in 1758–1770. She is also known for her attempt to become the official mistress of Louis XV in the 1760s, and her succeeding feud with Madame du Barry.

Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville

Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville, Duchess of Gramont (18 November 1729 Lunéville - 17 April 1794 Paris) was a French salonnière and bibliophile. She was known for her close relationship to her brother the Duke of Choiseaul and credited with an influential position at court during his tenure as minister in 1758–1770. She is also known for her attempt to become the official mistress of Louis XV in the 1760s, and her succeeding feud with Madame du Barry.