Anne Claudine Louise d'Arpajon, Comtesse de Noailles - "Madame Etiquette"

Anne Claudine Louise d'Arpajon, Comtesse de Noailles was born 4 March 1729 in Arpajon, France. She was a daughter of Anne Charlotte Le Bas de Montargis 1695-1767 and Louis de Sévérac, Marquis d'Arpajon-sur-Cère 1667-1736. Her mother, Anne Charlotte, was lady in waiting of teh Duchesse de Berry.

Anne Claudine married Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy on 27 November 1741. The couple had seven children, and they were:

Louise Henriette Charlotte Philippine de Noailles (1745–1832)

Charles Adrien de Noailles (1747) Prince de Poix

Louis Philippe de Noailles (1748–1750) Prince de Poix

Daniel François Marie de Noailles (1750–1752) Marquis de Noailles later Prince de Poix

Philippe Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles (1752–1819) Prince-duc de Poix and Duc de Mouchy

Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles (1756–1804) Vicomte de Noailles

Louis Marie de Noailles (1756-) Chevalier d'Arpajon

Comtesse de Noailles was first lady of honor to Queen Maria Leszczynska, and later to the Austrian Archduchess, Marie Antoinette Dauphine and later queen. She taught the new young Dauphine French ceremonial etiquette and Marie Antoinette gave her the nickname, "Madame Etiquette".

Anne Claudine, her husband, his sister, their daughter-in-law, Vicomtesse de Noailles, and their niece Duchesse d'Ayen, were guillotined on 27 June 1794 at Barriere du Trone, Paris. On 22 July, the wife, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter of Philippe's brother, Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, were guillotined.