She was a confidante to Louis XIII who was entangled in Cardinal Richelieu's intrigues. Her Wikipedia article is here.
Posted to Foro Dinastias by Pedroro on 18 December 2010.
Louise de Lafayette wears a dress with ribbed balloon-like virago sleeves and a broad collar without a vee waistline in this print.
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