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Jeanne de Saint-Remy, Comtesse de la Motte, was a highly placed confidence woman whose greatest scam, the . In spite of her self-serving and vengeful memoirs, published in England, most historians believe that she was guilty of the crimes of which she was convicted.

Jeanne de Saint-Remy, Comtesse de la Motte, was a highly placed confidence woman whose greatest scam, the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, sped the fall o. . The comtesse escaped to London and published her Memoirs, blaming Marie Antoinette for the whole affair; she died only five years later.

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THE^DIAMOND NECKLACEi. Also the correspondence between. THE QUEEN and the CARDINAL DE ROHAN. Too fatally have the artifices of powerful guik hitherto prevailed^ too fuccelsfully has chicanery and deception influenced tlie general opinion of mankind ; and too long hare they united to flander and ftigmatize with infamy the name of the Countejs de Valois de la Motte. Many circumftances, which I have made known in a previous publication, have concurred to delay the appearance of thefe Memoirs, The time is at length arrived, when I fliall endeavour to vindicate my injured fame.

Intrigues Relative to the Diamond Necklace by Jeanne de Saint-Rémy .

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An English translation of the same year entitled Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace ca.

An English translation of the same year entitled Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace can be read at the Internet Archive. The Life of Jane de St. Remy de Valois, Heretofore Countess de La Motte. Some Further Particulars Relative to the Diamond Necklace; Also, an Address to the National Assembly, Supplicating a New Tr. Jeanne de Saint-Rémy.

La Motte, J. de 1789b, Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative t. de 1789b, Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace; Also the Correspondence between the Queen and the Cardinal de Rohan and Concluding with an Address to the King of France, Supplicating. Cite this chapter as: McCalman I. (2003) The Making of a Libertine Queen: Jeanne de La Motte and Marie-Antoinette. In: Cryle . O’Connell L. (eds) Libertine Enlightenment. Palgrave Macmillan, London.

Comtesse de Valois de La Motte, Jeanne de Saint-Rémy. Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace. Jeanne de Saint-Remy, Comtesse de la Motte, was a highly placed confidence woman whose greatest scam, the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace," sped the fall of the French monarchy.

Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies.

Memoirs of the Countess de Valois de La Motte: Containing a Compleat Justification of Her Conduct, and an Explanation of the Intrigues and Artifices Used Against Her by Her Enemies, Relative to the Diamond Necklace. She had very unkind things to say about Marie Antoinette. She died, at the age of 35, in 1791. She is buried at St. Mary's Churchyard in Lambeth (London). This engraving, circa 1790, depicts Jeanne de Valois. John Goldar (1729-1795) created it. The original is maintained at the BNF in Paris

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which contains a justification of her conduct, and exposing the various artifices which have been used for the suppression .

which contains a justification of her conduct, and exposing the various artifices which have been used for the suppression of their appearance. Published 1789 by Printed for the author, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country in London. Diamond Necklace Affair, France, 1785. Jeanne de Saint-Rémy de Valois La Motte comtesse de (1756-1791).