The Truly Tragic Life of Marie Antoinette's Best Friend | Princesse de Lamballe

[@LifeInPink999]

To think that she along with her father in law, once her husband died dedicated her life to charity and died in hands of people she probably fed.

[@kittypride6343]

very tragic indeed

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Sounds a bit like the Russian duchess Elizabeth of Hesse...

[@cheesecake4648]

The monarchy wanted the poor alive. Many people throughout the history did this. They were living peaceful in their castles while the poor remained poor and were fed enough so they can keep on working for the rich.

[@princess7jasmine]

@@cheesecake4648 Yeah let's not pretend they were entirely innocent

[@virginiagobetz9084]

@@cheesecake4648 What a twisted point of view you have of history.

[@nocturnalcove9736]

*The queen needs me. I will stand by her side.* That's a true friend right there!

[@mmmyeahwhatever9670]

History: and they were best friends Maybe they were lovers... Who knows

[@shade247]

@@mmmyeahwhatever9670 that’s what I think

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

yaaaas queen! I already thought she was probably lesbian or at least bi when she took to chance of her arranged husband dying young to then not marry again. it would have been politically difficult for her to never marry (her family would have hated her for it), but as a widow, remarrying was optional and not remarrying was considered honorable, probably keeping her relationship to her in-laws closer, which also served her own family well.

[@pattysalvatore1407]

@@shade247 Why would believe that was the reason why she stood by the Queen? There are other reasons to stand by a employer ( basically she was in the employ of the Queen) a friend.

[@cheesecake4648]

a true friend (the queen) would have said to her "just run away 'cause you will die instead"

[@deborahkusaj1928]

That was horrifying. The end of her life. Even worse than Marie-Antoinette. Her loyalty is admirable.

[@leonieromanes7265]

She was a brave sweet natured person, such a shame.

[@Larsanator]

@@leonieromanes7265 she was a dummy.

[@jpbaley2016]

She may have been a decent person but once she sided with Queen, who spent great amounts of money frivolously, while the people of France were starving in the streets, she only sealed her fate. Where was her decency or charitable actions then?

[@stormyskyz4251]

@@jpbaley2016 it’s been proven Marie didn’t spend anymore than other French queens, in fact it could’ve been less. She was hated due to her being Austrian, her husbands inadequate monetary handling of the American revolution assistance/France’s own starvation (which she never had a hand in making those political decisions), and media slanders.

[@kathysemrau2301]

When people are starving, all common sence goes out the door. It becomes us and them. This seems to be the start of many revolutions. France helped us 🇺🇸 in our revolution, then had their own.

[@Tara........]

How different things would have been for her if she'd only remained in England as she was advised. Taking into account all of her charitable works, her death was both unfair and extremely brutal.

[@shazeedalindemann2337]

I have read many books on Marie Antoinette and her best friend but its nice to have the focus on just the princess, horrific ending for her loyalty towards her Queen.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

There is a biography of Princesse de Lamballe called"Marie Antoinette's Confidante"by Geri Walton.

[@antoinemozart243]

She was no longer the Queen but a miserable traitor responsible of thousands of deaths.

[@blossom9143]

@@virginiagobetz9084 is the book in Eenglish.

[@rachel-in-the-208]

@@antoinemozart243 years ago on the history channel (like 25yrs ago) I saw a documentary about how Marie was framed. It was very interesting. I remember calling my history professor (I was in college) and asking her if she knew about that - lol! (It was very exciting)

[@dylainbonkers569]

Some say she was intelligent, yet she tried to defend people who caused such horrors simply because they aren't royalty. She returned like it's no big deal I'm not apart of this ( real smart )! I'm not saying it was right of the people to act that way but it's been shown time and again we will, and she knew that or at least should have.

[@brendaholliday6866]

This was truly a fascinating story about Queen Marie Antoinette's best friend. The princess was a very caring woman and to have her life end in such a despicable manner is simply atrocious, period! Great investigating of this story, as usual.

[@Joyness333]

Mobs are a special kind of evil completely detached from any cause they lay claim to, no matter how noble. Their actions quickly spiral away from it, and become either the same, or worse than that which they claim to be fighting. This is horrifying.

[@MTClassicMovieChannel]

We saw that at the Capitol too. No one cared they were attacking America. Mob

[@thegreyfaces]

I clicked to comment and agree citing the attack on Jan 6th. Absolutely ridiculous, I can without any wonder see how nazism took Germany, except this orange orangutan captivated the hearts of old racism and ignorance.

[@Godisabsolutelygood]

@@MTClassicMovieChannel The entry into the capital on January the 6th was led by BLM and antifa members disguised as Trump supporters. The Trump supporters were trying to stop them and yelling "this is not us this is antifa". There are videos of this. There are also videos of the police opening the barricades to let people through. This was all by design. That's why they keep using the word "insurrectionists". President Donald Trump told Nancy Pelosi to beef up security but she did not want to do that because she wants to paint Trump supporters as these "insurrectionists". Still today there are fences and razor wire around the capitol. The capitol which belongs to the American people.

[@Godisabsolutelygood]

@@thegreyfaces President Donald Trump is not a racist or a sexist or a bigot and neither are Trump supporters. These are all words that the left uses to divide the American people amongst themselves while they proceed to take our rights away. They use these words to try to intimidate us from speaking our mind because no one wants to be labeled any of these terms but by doing this they have taken all the meaning out of the words. The left uses these words to try to destroy anyone who has a different political opinion than them. It's disgusting and ridiculous and we are not intimidated by this anymore. Did you know that Joe Biden spoke at a klans members funeral and called him his mentor? Did you know that the Democrat party are the ones who started the kkk? Start questioning the narrative...

[@MTClassicMovieChannel]

@@Godisabsolutelygood you can not blame this one on black people.

[@malibu64]

There is no greater love, than to lay down one’s life for a friend.

[@henryford2950]

Indeed.

[@brendaleverick3655]

Amen to that! Marie chose her well as a friend.

[@lucicifarelli1637]

Thank you bagheera.

[@vaulavaulamosesaikumijalom5616]

Brother

[@blackmoth2595]

this is somewhat we need, loyalty... even now people who claimed to be a loyal best friend just go and disappear when we have problems, just imagine what marie felt when she knew lamballe died lynched by parisian mob, meanwhile duchess of polignac was on escape from france...

[@brendaleverick3655]

Poor Princess de Lamballe! What a tragic, horrific death she endured. And what courage and loyalty to Marie she displayed!

[@rosemaryfranzese317]

She was a woman of integrity, nothing can change that. Not forgotten by the One who really counts

[@jenniferhatton4387]

I've read about her. Terrible, terrible death. The crops failed due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland

[@cecillebarone9252]

can revolution a few yrs earlier This greatly contributed to france being bankrupt

[@cecillebarone9252]

Also the usa never repaid france,which funded the american revolution

[@norselhar7017]

And due to Louis Philippe d'Orléans.

[@cocomunga]

Wow imagine seeing your best friend’s head being paraded around on a Pike. The princess should have just lied to save herself. It made no difference for the fate of Marie.

[@ByulStar1298]

There is a manga about the French Revolution, and I remember the scene of a chapter starting with the princess head being paraded in the pyke and going "damn, that's brutal"

[@itschloechu]

That's what we called a true loyalty. She still choose her bestfriend, never denounced her, even had to die in the hand of the people she fed.. She's just...pitiful...

[@ByulStar1298]

Also, if I remember, Antoinette fainted at the sight. I would probably have the same reaction

[@viacrucishector1821]

@@ByulStar1298 Actually it’s said that’s why her hair turned white

[@Nightman221k]

@@ByulStar1298 Was that in Rose of Versalles?

[@LivingEpicness1]

The Princess's death was very unfair and unjustified. But those people regretted their revolution in the end when Robespierre came on the scene.

[@simonestreeter1518]

It may be that they still do. The French gov't isn't doing them any favors.

[@JT5555]

@@simonestreeter1518 please. the french government are the one's having teachers teach students that the queen was the villain and the revolutionaries were the heroes,despite all facts saying otherwise.

[@simonestreeter1518]

@@JT5555 Doesn't that line up with what I said?

[@Lola1912]

@@JT5555 Umm well.. I my memories we weren't really focusing on the queen but rather the monarchy I general..

[@E.C.2]

Napoleon III is their only good historic secular ruler.

[@MissWitchiepoo]

I always thought she was one of the sweetest women at that time and that he death was horrible and I think of how scared she must have been. When I was young my hairdresser was an expert in historic hairstyles and in one of the shows she was in she used me as Lamballe and I was happy because she was one of my favorites from that time. I also got a Marie Antionette hairstyle for a party and it took a very long time for her to do and I had to sleep with that hairstyle and that wasn't easy but I had much fun being MA for a day wearing a beautiful dress to go with the hair:)

[@decruzyserao6994]

Merci for remembering this decent & caring woman. (She was an anachronism among the 18th century nobility) For those who have never read or studied the Reign of Terror /the French Revolution: all should know that what was actually done to the Princess de Lamballe by the mob is far more horrific than what can be described in this video. The full extent of her suffering & the manner of her death remains deeply terrifying -> what the mob did to her body both BEFORE & AFTER her death remains unspeakable even after 2 centuries.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

Absolutely true.

[@henryford2950]

I suspect none of it was real. Why need to kill real aristocrats when it's far more convenient to fake it? Most people will believe in everything they say, anyway.

[@hrefna1606]

I have read several accounts of her death that were absolutely horrifying.

[@arabicempress]

For me the saddest and most tragic part of her life was the end. Thank you Forgotten Lives for another great story.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@forgottenjewelsurbex7635]

Anything good, decent and beautiful...people will tear to pieces. The fact that she was best friend of the Queen should tell you what kind of person Queen Marie Antoinette was..

[@maricls26]

How absolutely tragic!! It seems she had a relatively decent life full of kindness and charity. Unfortunately, mobs aren't known for caring about people very much....they tend to rage. Such a horrific end!

[@jessierose4528]

Yes, just like Portland oregon

[@yanyan9861]

@John Scimeca there was no evidence that Marie Antoinette said that quote

[@henryford2950]

Marie-Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake!" She also never died. Her execution was a hoax. She later reappeared as Maria Fitzherbert.

[@booliev3275]

Such a sad simplistic thinking.

[@KuriaSecunda]

@John Scimeca You're the one who needs to work on their historical knowledge, mate. Marie Antoinette said many things but not "let them eat cake". This was a line written in a satirical play about the rich before she even married Louis XVI. One of her critics used it in a cartoon about her which became widespread. Next you're going to claim the Affair of the Diamond Necklace was Marie Antoinette's own doing lol Study up before acting like an embarrassing smarty-pants.

[@vampirequeen953]

Quite honestly I've never heard of her but as she's been described she sounds interesting and such a tragic end to her life...

[@LDuke-pc7kq]

Damn our education system is dogshit

[@vampirequeen953]

@@LDuke-pc7kq I agree....

[@virginiagobetz9084]

@@LDuke-pc7kq It is if one depends on Public schools.

[@jessierose4528]

Everyone saying this and ignorant of the channels name

[@gmailbox9084]

@@virginiagobetz9084 I don't recall the French Revolution ever being mentioned at any of the state schools I attended, apart from a brief reference to Marie Antoinette's astrological star sign, in a French lesson.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

I'd never heard of her. What a tragic end.

[@jujubegold]

same here. very tragic

[@jessierose4528]

The channel is 'forgotten lives' so it stands to reason

[@diannebdee]

While I can understand the frustrations of the ordinary people, when they take the law into their own hands and it results in such a brutal display, I think they lose the high ground of what's just and right.

[@sunrae7680]

I guess if you can't feed your children, it can get a little dicey. But, its horrific.

[@christineknight7299]

..... and They STILL Starved, and then acted like the Very people the Murdered.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

I always like to THINK I would take the high ground, but I don't know that for certain. I'd be lying if I said otherwise. If my children were starving , no telling what I might do.

[@jennyrose9454]

Yeah people forget it's easy to become precisely that which you hate so much .

[@picesrunnergoogle8029]

Yes, Human mobs just like canine packs behave very differently than when not.

[@jared1870]

Another great video. I love learning about people who haven't been overexposed.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@carolberlin4145]

Bonjour🌹, my name is Carole Durieu & I'm French. I am living en Bretagne ( near Lamballe & Rennes). I really want to thank you for the very comprehensive & faithful testimony of this horrific period in history, marked by numerous atrocities and great suffering wich left an horrible scar on France's history, particularly on Bretagne history where the "Chouans" (faithful to the King) were coming from (Bretagne - little britanny- & also from Vendée). 🌺Carole de Bretagne-France.

[@simonestreeter1518]

Bonjour Carol! Et merci pour cette commentaire. Je me demandais si les français seraient d'accord avec cette vidéo-ci. Bonne continuation!

[@blanchecoconuts9941]

Vive le roi! Et Christus imperat!Christus Vincit !

[@callidecallicles]

@@blanchecoconuts9941 Bonjour! Je présume que vous êtes royaliste. De là ma question, quel roi ? Le prince Jean ou Louis XX ?

[@chrishoo2]

How appalling to be treated in such a manner, lack of respect & have no to speak up for the princess. This lady was brave & loyal, qualities that are rare even today.

[@notyetawomen5257]

Damn, talk about being best friend of the century

[@Luna-ii4mx]

She was very kind :( she didnt deserve that pain, it hurts me to think about all the pain and terror she experienced

[@CuteDwarf11]

She didn't deserve what happened to her. She was a decent, caring woman, and didn't deserve what had been done to her. She should have just stayed in England.

[@CuteDwarf11]

@@henryford2950 They mutilated her before decapitating her; ANYONE would die if that happened to them!

[@CuteDwarf11]

@@henryford2950 And how would YOU know? It was already narrated here in this video, and you're saying IT PROBABLY NEVER HAPPENED? What era are you from that you think you know everything?

[@henryford2950]

For one thing, Lamballe was a high-ranking Freemason. The Masons engineered the French Revolution, so it's highly unlikely they would've ever done harm to one of their own like the Savoyard princess. Also, there are ample discrepancies in the accounts about her death. No one is certain of what exactly took place at the time. And finally, her burial place is unknown. It is hard to say where she's buried. These factors suggest that the whole thing was faked.

[@CuteDwarf11]

@@henryford2950 If what you say is true, and they were so protective of one of their own, why didn't they help her when she was being dragged through the streets and mutilated before she was beheaded? It's no surprise that her burial site is unknown since a lot of high ranking nobles often end up being buried in unmarked graves during tumultuous times.

[@mizfrenchtwist]

woulda shoulda coulda....hind sight is ALWAYS 20/20.....

[@goldenagenut]

What a horrible death of a fine, loyal woman. Life certainly isn't fair.

[@KellyfromMemphis]

The French also help fund the American Revolutionary War, so I don’t think George III was going to help them out. She didn’t deserve that death, what a brave woman to head back to France during that time. I wonder if the aristocracy really knew what was in store. 😪

[@alanwareham7391]

Of course they knew what they were doing , they robbed the poor while giving themselves the best of everything, while the Poor starved or were hung if they had any reason to complain. what do you think the Bastille was built for

[@2serveand2protect]

@@alanwareham7391 I think "Kelly Ann's" question regarded whether "THEY KNEW WHAT WAS IN STORE (for them)" - i.e: what was going to happen? - what their FUTURE would be like? :) Either way! - a you wrote it yourself! - they were all very aware of what was going on and how would it all end up if they did not take drastic changes. Sometimes however they pretended not to know. Ignorance of the facts is by no means an excuse, but it is easier to pretend some things do not happen - "blissful ignorance"! - on the long run it is always suicidal - you can ignore the problem, but only until that problem does not EXPLODE in your face...as afterall happened. >: )

[@somethingclever8916]

French and British were ancient enemies. The last alliance between the two countries ended in the English civil war. The US french Indian war and Europe's seven year was about who controlled the north American continent. Its really interesting to think if those wars went differently US would be under french influence not English. It also forced Spain out of control of north America and instead focused on central and south america. This is why history is a complicated butterfly effect of a subject.

[@altarush]

Payback ,

[@symaniea.5013]

The queen consort of england at the time Charlotte was a close friend of Marie Antoinette. Though Britain and France were enemies at least the queens were friendly to one another, Charlotte was planning to have Marie over at the castle when she was too run away but unfortunately that never happened

[@gwammeh]

This is just character assassination for Marie-Antoinette. She appears to have been a generally kind person in life, to the point that she personally attended to someone her carriageman hit by accident, was very frugal for the time and place she lived (i.e. Versailles), and “Let them eat cake”, while popularly attributed to her, is something that was not recorded anywhere in contemporary sources.

[@ADK_Chongqing_Family]

very sad ending for someone who was a devoted friend

[@cassandrarocha7369]

It’s crazy to see the horror that humans can unleashed while on a mob mentality. They just need a few psychopaths convincing weak minded people to do horrible things, and disgusting their actions as necessary for the good of everybody, yet most of them don’t even know why they’re fighting for. I’m sure many of them didn’t care about the cause. They just wanted to see bloodshed

[@Elly3981]

Unfortunately, that's what Nazi Germany was all about. So little has changed in all these centuries...

[@pamelahermano9298]

For what it’s worth, I admire her for her loyalty to her friend and for not bending a knee to the mob.

[@elizabethspedding1975]

She sounds so interesting. A book could be written or a film made about her life. It's good to know there were some decent French Astrocrats. 🌹

[@virginiagobetz9084]

Read Marie Antoinette's Confidante by Geri Walton.

[@jasminejazijaz8002]

Kirsten Dunst portrayed M.A in a movie biopic

[@gianmarcorusso1713]

Many of them were decent! They were educated with noble (no pun intended) ideals after all. Many of them forgot their original mission in life, and took advantage of the priviliges only, but many other ones made a good use of the benefits they were blessed with.

[@luissantiago8446]

@@gianmarcorusso1713 What so many y lose sight of time and time again, was the age of these women. Marie Antoinette became Queen of France at an early age. People seem to overlook the fact that many of the characters involved at the onset where merely teenagers. We know how teenagers can be, even if noble by birth. They like clothes and shoes and dancing. She shouldn't be condemned for bring human. Many of the history books describing the French Revolution might as well have been written by Marxists. There would not have been Marxism without the French Revolution.

[@gianmarcorusso1713]

@@luissantiago8446 Rather than the age per se, it depended a lot on the overall circumstances. Marie Antoinette's sister became queen at 16, even sooner than Marie Antoinette, and had the same shallow education as her sister's. But then she was smarter and was Queen at the informal court of Naples, capital of a Puppet-State of Spain (the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily). Marie Antoinette was sent at 14 to the most rigid and formal court of Europe, and despite she was only Dauphine and not Queen back then, she still was the highest ranking woman at court, and she had suddenly to sustain a burden she was not prepared for. She did even well, considering all the odds. Re: marxist history, you would surprised to know that until the first half of XX century, Marie Antoinette was romanticized a lot and had a lot of sympathy among the general public. She was considered naive, but also a romantic figure, and an ambassadress of French luxury and refinement. The disruption of her myth became a thing mainly with the anti-French propaganda which started in the US in the aftermath of the II World War.

[@autumnasters]

She went out like a real one. I think she deserves a movie

[@jellytribe1493]

responding to hate with hate does not work, but history continues to repeat itself. Thanks for covering the lives of the forgotten. You really have helped to open up my mind. You do great work and research~!

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. Proverbs 10:12 says Hatred stirreth up strife, but love covereth all wrongs.😎

[@francinesmith7884]

She seemed like such a sweetheart in that Marie Antoinette movie with Kristen Dunst. How awful sad and shameful, they way they treated her.

[@caroletraynor6337]

It's just as well that her parents passed away before the horrific death of this princess.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

So true.

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. No parent should have to bury their child.🥺

[@zeusathena26]

I've never heard her story before, bit I bet she wished she'd stayed in England! Geez! Another great episode as always!

[@anaemiliaalmeida7238]

England??? She was from Germany!!!

[@Crusty_Camper]

She travelled to England in 1787 and 1789. She could have stayed here, as many French aristo chose to do, but she returned to France.

[@Georgieastra]

@@anaemiliaalmeida7238 Austria

[@notsureiL]

Even Marie Antoinette herself tried to warn her to return to France. Princess de Lamballe had her will drawned up and choses to be at her best friends side. She knew the possible outcome and chosed to return, no regrets.

[@NikkiC777]

How awful she should have stayed in England. That was insane her going back during the riots. I don't understand how people can do things like that to another person and feel okay with themselves afterwards. I don't understand how they can bring themselves to commit such atrocities at all. People do do those things though. They did then and still do to this day. People who do things like that are just dumb beasts and monsters.

[@alordreacts]

I’m so delighted to hear that you’ve decided to talk about this..when I told the story many years ago, people couldn’t fathom something so gruesome happening to a gentle soul. Great video🙏🏼

[@youtuberyoutubingonyoutube]

Soul

[@alordreacts]

@@youtuberyoutubingonyoutube thanks for the correction it took a year to do this huh…a whole year

[@youtuberyoutubingonyoutube]

@@alordreacts yeah, I actually saw this a year ago and I waited to come back and comment this. Do you hear yourself? 😂

[@alordreacts]

@@youtuberyoutubingonyoutube um yes I do honest mistake do you think yourself a bit odd to comment on an old video a yr later? Do you procrastinate at everything in life before you say something😂😂 meaning are you so timid and sheepish you can’t speak up earlier?

[@bunnymad5049]

ty!!!! My son and I both listen now. What a simply amazing woman. So courageous. So beautiful right from the inside. She knew she'd go to her death. People are cruel.

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

So sad to know that someone can devote their life to good so fully and then get nothing out of it except a violent death and some sympathetic comments on a youtube video far in the future. She did such good and yet ended up mostly forgotten anyway. That's humanity for you.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

She has my prayers for the eternal rest and peace for her soul and I sincerely hope there are others who pray for her too.

[@adorothyinkansas4392]

Her life would make for an interesting series; with the people who are normally covered in the background (the queen and king) but only in voice so as to truly be about HER life. Thank you for giving us her view of events. Very finely produced.

[@digitalmagic101]

OMG, no good deed goes unpunished, she did not deserve this.

[@jimleon7894]

Great narration and beautiful diction. A very tragic and brutal end to a seemingly lovely and loyal lady.

[@michaelanderson1476]

It's understandable for the reason why they had so much anger but to do Such an awful thing to her is pure savagery and evil. Truly so sad indeed 😞 😥 😢 😔

[@lindahollander3588]

That is mob mentality,mean spirited people

[@michaelanderson1476]

Reminds me of hypatia of alexandria.... A very similar story indeed. Two great and good women who deserved far better and greater than what happened to them both. Maybe they should be considered saints.... Who knows.... Just a thought!!!! 😔🙏😇

[@lindahollander3588]

@@michaelanderson1476 my mom used to say there is no justice on this earth,bad things happens to good people,maybe they go to heaven, here is where its bad,let's hope for a better place

[@michaelanderson1476]

@@lindahollander3588 that's an interesting quote for sure

[@michaelanderson1476]

May all good people be blessed 🙏😇

[@ellaw356]

She sounds like a very loyal and kind person. So sad. Thank you FG!

[@Gilnda]

Truly a forgotten life as Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac , is typically the one remembered as the Queens favorite

[@simonestreeter1518]

I was wondering about that! Is she the one featured in the movie 'Farewell My Queen?'

[@karenpontes5509]

@@simonestreeter1518 I think so, yes.

[@saturdaymourning5582]

She was also featured in Sofia Coppala's 2006 movie, with Kirsten Dunst as Antoinette. Polignac is played by Rose Byrne.

[@TheAfrolito]

The brutality of her death always gets to me.

[@starmessenger]

Actually, the brutality was in the waiting. The actual death couldn't have been easier. You know how they say you can't dream of dying and then wake up? Well, they're wrong. I had a lucid dream where I was a figure in France, having just been guillotined. I found myself on a green grassy hill, watching the process from a distance. A man was next. I don't know who we were, but it was probably around the time of the French Revolution, based on our appearance. I called out to the man, knowing how terrified he was, and wanted so desperately to tell him not to be afraid. "It doesn't hurt!" I yelled. (Not that he could hear me, in the physical realm). It was so beautiful where I was, and I felt euphoric. There was no pain. One second I was feeling off-the-charts fear, and the next second I'm in bliss. .. I knew the dream was of a past life, so I wasn't surprised when two different clairvoyant mediums brought it up in later years. Evidently, my execution was due to something I wrote, that they didn't appreciate. Luckily, death was instantaneous and painless.

[@blackmoth2595]

i have ever read somewhere that princess lamballe was the best friend that Antoinette had, she was not materialistic addicted too. She was the loyal friend that Antoinette actually needed, not like that duchess of polignac that run far away abandoned Antoinette and introduced Antoinette to such bad lifestyles.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I knew her history...but only in relation to Marie Antoinette. I didn't know that she had been married. Wonderful video, thank you!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

This poor woman's death was an abomination! This dear lady's good works were never in vain; GOD rewarded her and that's enough.

[@ChibiProwl]

May that poor lady be resting in peace, and singing hymns to Jesus.

[@henryford2950]

You know this was all fake, right?

[@IDHAGAVENOIDEA]

@@henryford2950 it wasnt... literally at all?

[@berelinde]

I appreciate how you are now narrating the initial parts in person. It's wonderful to be able to associate a face with a voice, and I'm glad you decided to do this. That's the personal part. In terms of the bigger picture, I appreciate you bringing light to people who have been largely forgotten by history. Thank you for your work.

[@miapdx503]

Yes, I cannot bear the robo-voice thing. His real voice is excellent.

[@fahrinurlaub01vg]

Pretty, smart and considerably successful. And all of this as a female in that day and age. I have nothing but praise for your work. And a great compliment for the effort you put into trying your best to pronounce the names and places properly. I enjoy watching the videos more and more with every new upload!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you very much!

[@misslovejoy1665]

Nah, this is not a tragic end or death it's an utterly horrible & probably the most brutal end and death one could have.

[@nl396]

On a side note, Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake'. That was a lie forged up years after her murder.

[@christineknight7299]

There is a sort of people that Will Envy and Hate you Regardless of how you help them, they preferred to Act like Animals, and blame others.

[@TheBayzent]

Most people, in fact.

[@Tinyfurball]

That's the reason why I prefer to stay alone. People are cruel.

[@TheFrederic888]

Animals don’t do that, only humans.

[@m.f.hopkins8728]

@@TheFrederic888 Agreed! Animals behave better, actually.

[@Tinyfurball]

@@TheFrederic888 Animals are pure innocent creatures.

[@TA-cm9yi]

Such a tragic death. Your pronunciation is so precise!

[@leroidethunes3913]

the french revolution is often regarded in a positive light and It did bring good changes but at the same time It was also one of the most barbaric and darker periods of history

[@altinaykor364]

it didn't bring good changes! The monster which was called Soviet Union looked up to French Revolution and especially Jacobins! well, do you really want to know what people from countries that were previously part of that union (non-Russians) think about them? do you really want to know their words and opinions? besides even if we ignore Soviet Union entirely, still thank god other countries didn't commit the crimes which French did and said goodbye to their monarchy in nice way

[@fangsfrthmmrs]

This is interesting. I'd only heard of one of the queen's other confidantes, Gabrielle the Duchesse de Polignac prior to this. She was able to escape to Austria and avoid the same fate as the the queen and the princess de Lamballe but was reported to have died only 50 days after the queen did anyway.

[@--MAD]

Wow!!! Thank you so much! It's about time people do episodes on the equally fascinating people of her intimate circle.

[@ForgottenLives]

In time!

[@virginiagobetz9084]

I'm glad o see we've gotten back to the tragic princess who was the original subject of this free-for-all!

[@mimiduquette8786]

@@virginiagobetz9084 Exactly!!!

[@melsterifficmama1808]

I've never heard of her. What a sad story. She was loyal to a fault.

[@eileenshanahan1521]

Fabulous paintings, illustrations and a very comprehensive presentation on a tragic period in French history.

[@dominiquedelafforest4793]

thank you for reminding us a very innocent and unfortunate lady. May she now live in complete bliss in the real world.

[@janetcw9808]

That was fascinating! Your narration diction and pronunciation are spot on as well. Poor woman, gruesome finish.

[@pugletmommy8222]

EXCELLENT JOB! So well done! I learned so very much. Beautiful clips helped explain the subject and a very complex time and it’s people, all were intelligently described. I have have ever felt sorry for this gracious and kind woman. It was as though she lived with little happiness at any real point in her life. She valued honor. To her lout of a husband and to her family by marriage. Her return to stand by her friend in need, even with death assured, described a caring, kind and thoughtful person. The madness that France lost itself within for a period, was brutal and cruel. Sadly, this has not ever changed. Bless her soul. You’ve done such a superb job! Be proud ! Thank you... :)

[@dancingfirefly7761]

American here, and we are suckers for accents like yours. I could listen to you for hours! Oh, wait, I am listening to you for hours! And so to the next one...

[@brendaluv2017]

What have they done. That woman did nothing wrong other than being a friend.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

well, she was filthy rich

[@tsukikoamagiri]

@@Ass_of_Amalek is not a crime on its own compared to letting the own country starve to death _while_ being filthy rich and feasting like there's no tomorrow.

[@somethingclever8916]

Fyi The king's brothers allowances and debts were way larger than the Queen. Louis XVI was the first french king in centuries without an official mistress. These mistresses were held blame and wraith of misfortunes to the nation. Marie antoinette suffered without the mistress buffer

[@2serveand2protect]

True. ...but he was French - she was Austrian. >: ) That is not any "excuse" ...however it is a FACT. A FACT that demonstrates that public opinion can tolerate some things from "one of their own" (although in name only) rather than from someone who is a foreigner - no matter how you put it.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

@@2serveand2protect Unfortunately too true.

[@somethingclever8916]

She was vilified by the media since before she arrived in France France and Austria were ancient enemies. In modern terms: It would be like joe Biden marrying Ivanka Trump. There was tabloid articles in antoinette day about her dog being upset that she took a lover, orgies at the palace, and when it came to the Diamond Necklace scandal. Jeanne De Valois claimed she was the Queen's lover and everyone believed it.

[@hisle9188]

Why doesn't he have a mistresses??

[@genericangst8665]

@@hisle9188 idk he probably just didn't want any. It didn't seem like having affairs was something he was particularly interested in

[@CourtneyPielok]

Incorrect. She was born Princess *Maria Luisa Teresa* of Savoy and was a member of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy. Please DON'T copy Wikipedia. Carignan was her father's title which was Carignano in Italian. Carignan is the French version. Again please don't copy the tripe on Wikipedia.

[@SweetUniverse]

I like hearing French history. I'm a native american but 1/4 French. My great- great- grandfather was a fur trader from France who married the daughter of an Indian chief.

[@ChibiProwl]

Cool😎

[@Single.White.Female]

Her photo strikes me as being the most beautiful princess I've seen. Such an interesting life! 🙏

[@megvonbuckmeow4330]

Thank you for this channel... the stories of these people on your channel deserve to be told and I'm thankful for you telling them so I can learn and know these forgotten people

[@markdup1]

Amazing story. Your narration and pronunciation is impeccable!

[@talmadge1926]

Some accounts say that her head was hacked off and taken to a nearby hairdresser so that her famous curls could be restored for one last appearance. It was then put on a spike and paraded to the prison where Marie Antoinette was being held. The mob chanted for the Queen to come to her window. Which she did. At the same moment the pike was raised so the Queen was brought face to face with the head of her murdered friend. The Queen gasped in horror and fainted dead away as the mob yelled with delight. It was said that one ghastly woman in the crowd sported the princesses pubic hair under her nose as a moustache.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

I remember reading that disgusting fact some time ago.

[@sagency]

You are a wonderful storyteller. I would have never been interested to hear about this, if not for your melodic and compelling talent. Thank you!

[@susangutrugianios2241]

Thank You This is a timeless story which today is relevant

[@paulziolo9241]

Excellent video, historically accurate and well delivered with good pronunciation - a very rare event on KZbin these days...

[@debbielb2325]

Poor lady. The Welsh fortune teller fascinated me though, my Grandmother was Welsh born and a Williams. Story in the family is that way back one of our ancestors in Wales was a world famous fortune teller. We were told people from all over would visit her and she did go to London and Paris. I wonder if its the same lady or a bunch of old family tales. Going to have to work on the genealogy now for sure!

[@virginiagobetz9084]

Please do and keep us posted please.

[@rinbiersak4589]

That Princess was surly a faithful friend to Mari Antoinette.. it's too sad how she died.

[@malcolmmulvihill4972]

thank you so much for this, she was a remarkable person,apparently she left diaries as well, i didnt know her involvement withe the freemasons, curious as their role was sinister in the revolution, thanks again

[@loisjeanwilliams]

Those evil bastards literally tore beautiful Princess de Lambelle to pieces!!

[@elzatiaki6587]

P9

[@elyzionite]

IKR? THERE SICK TO THE CORE!!

[@latinaalma1947]

I have no doubt certain demonstrators in the USA would have torn me to pieces the same way if they knew my views and I had been unlucky enough to cross their paths. They are that evil.

[@elyzionite]

@@latinaalma1947 I mean, you're gonna hate me for this, but that's the way higher society and people in control work

[@odala8245]

Perhaps if you were one of those opressed "evil bastards", you and your family were dying of starvation and you reached a point of no return you would've think differently. Perhaps if you were told to "eat cake" by the queen as a solution for your children going hungry, you would've hit a certain level of resentment. They had a lot to gain and very little to lose. Aristocracy didn't give a shit about peasants and their exploitation and they had it coming. It's very simplistic to look at that situation through a modern lens but things were very different then. If the revolution failed the people involved in it would face terrible punishment (along with their families) so they had very little choice left. There was a vastly different justice system for aristocracy and the pleb and the laws were set against working masses rendering them voiceless and powerless. You have constitution and your rights you take for granted but they didn't and their king didn't agree for their constitution demand desperate to hold on to absolute power. His arrogance and greed caused the revolution and death to many.

[@231lghtwrkerbrntout]

My mums relatives got away in the revolution their house was taken over and robbed , the got away with they Austrian guard and then went back later and then their children moved to new Zealand Later on

[@virginiagobetz9084]

Be very thankful they made it out

[@ashrei26]

The paintings! Wow! Love how you assembled the artwork in this video!

[@maryriley6163]

That was very interesting. What a loyal person the Princesse must have been.

[@LifeInPink999]

Indeed, in that short trial she was asked to support the Revolution and basically turn her side to the Queen or be executed on the place. Was asked to “Swear to Liberty and Equality, and hatred of the King and Queen.' and according of the transcription of that “trial” responded: 'Readily to the former; but I cannot to the latter: it is not in my heart.' She just reduced to betrayal her friend knowing what was happening and that there was a mob brutally killing those who refused to betray the royals. In my opinion in her case it was less about Republic and more about friendship she couldn’t just betray her friend. And even if she did something tells me she would have been executed anyway maybe not right in that moment but still her days were counted given that apparently she received a fake letter from the Queen just to bring her back to France and execute her. When she briefly reunited with the Queen, Marie Antoinette was shocked and scared to see her as she didn’t ask her to come and knew how dangerous it was. The young princess who by that time still was. It separated from her mother said that when the guards told Marie Antoinette that a mob was displaying her best friend head on a pick just above her window she saw her mother lose her composure for the first time who fainted and gladly was unable to see what was done to Princess Lambelle.

[@dankadesign7462]

Thats terrible end .. .Thank you for another forgotten life

[@joshuaramjee7251]

Princesse de lamballe was tragically killed😓,her loyalty shud have been described throughout french history

[@belagracie]

I am in awe at your flawless pronunciation of all these French names!

[@janeaparis]

GEEZ! I wish I had a best friend like that! What a loyal and loving woman.

[@chantalsimoneau3931]

Thank you for this video. I knew a little bit about her but you filled the blanks very well. And no, I don't think Madame de Lamballe deserved to die as she did. Oh no, she didn't deserve that...She was one more innocent victim of the French Revolution that to my mind was absolutely necessary though. But as a character, she seems to have been very loyal and a remarquable caring person. And yes as someone wrote below she should have staid in England...

[@carolradovich7906]

Beware of Mobs, even the ones in America. This is a cautionary tale for all of us.

[@carolradovich7906]

BLM and Antifa especially.

[@diannelavoie5385]

You have forgotten the MAGA gang. I support peaceful protest, but as soon as violence against people and property occurs, your group is a mob. I don't care what side you're on. Mob behavior knows no reason, as we saw at the Capitol.

[@miapdx503]

@@carolradovich7906 the insurrectionists who attacked our nation are far worse! Murderous and treasonous, I hope they put them all down.

[@LQOTW]

@@carolradovich7906 Pfeh. Troll.

[@HazelJuanitaMillanHoffman]

@@miapdx503 They are all equally bad, Maga mob, blm mob, antifa mob...if you want one put down then you should want them all put down.

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video ! 😊💐

[@nlahunter]

Great video and narration! Thank you for telling her story of her life. She played a huge roll in history and should be remembered.

[@gabriellekoukis9460]

Lovely pictures. I did enjoy that one! Poor lady like you said did not deserve this demise

[@joannewatts6501]

That's mob mentality for you . How sad 😢 I don't see any difference in today's world either 🐿️....

[@lindahollander3588]

Mean hearted people no excuse for it

[@gazepskotzs4]

There is no difference, the earliest known politicians to mankind, used their power to keep their power and surpress the people.

[@BB-or8gi]

Hurt people, hurt people.

[@zimjun7]

My friend would call it "lynch mob."

[@kevinmunday5782]

Look at trump's lot for a start.....

[@loverainthunder]

She chose to die. More like a tough as nails brave woman. I would have hid, and mourned my friend. But I guess she wasn't exactly going to enjoy the companionship of others with the potential VD and horrible rules governing women.

[@missycitty9478]

Just goes to show, mob mentality, literally has NO mentality. Period. She died for her Queen. May she RIP.

[@booliev3275]

Easy to say from your comfortable home and with your stomach full. Imbecile!

[@missycitty9478]

@@booliev3275 Oh, ok. She had NOTHING to do with it. Just because she was the Queens friend, that makes it ok to RIP her to pieces?? And I'M the imbecile?? Wow. Can we say ZERO LOGIC?? Hope random people stay TF away from you when youre Hangry!!!

[@nowgleaning]

Well, you can't say they had NO mentality; they did give her a choice: denounce the monarchy (and you'll be spared your life) or die along with it. I find that kind of interesting given the way they behaved (towards her) after she refused the former.

[@cliffgaither]

@@booliev3275 :: Well-said ! It's great to have loyal friends, no matter who the people are in life ; but the mass of people, throughout the centuries, have had horrific experiences from the upper-classes & when there's a Revolution (especially, a violent one ), the "cruelty" of the masses can sometimes equal the centuries of cruelty of those upper-classes. The People learn from those in authority, in my opinion.

[@virginiagobetz9084]

@@cliffgaither I don't think calling someone an imbecile is very "well said"or polite for that matter.

[@elibeth06]

Fascinating! I never heard of her till now, so such of tragic death. By the way, I love your voice!

[@KJ-qq1wr]

You probably hear this all the time but your voice is amazing. It’s a win win, great history and great voice.

[@Coram_D30]

Nor