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The charming Corisande Armandine Sophie Leonie de Gramont was the daughter of Aglaé de Polignac and granddaughter of Gabrielle,
Marie Antoinette's best friend. Born in 1783, for the first few years
of her life she enjoyed a carefree and privileged existence in France.
Then, the Revolution broke out. Corisande escaped with her family to
England, where she found refuge in the household of Georgiana, Duchess
of Devonshire, who was a good friend of Gabrielle. Corisande was brought
up alongside Lady Caroline Ponsonby (later Lamb), and the two soon
became good friends. (Read more.)
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