7 October 1739

From the Memoirs of the Duc de Luynes

On this day, news arrives at Fontainebleau of the death of Mme de Noailles. Our diarist, writing on 8 October, says:

“We learned yesterday morning of the death of Mme la Maréchale de Noailles. She died in Paris of small pox. She was a niece of Mme de Maintenon. She made a will of which I shall give the details when I know them.”