Yolande de Polastron

Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies.

8 September 1749

Born on the same birth day (8 September): August Wilhelm Schlegel • Chris Latham (rugby union) • Frédéric Mistral • Giuseppina Strepponi • Howard Dietz • Illya Marchenko • Nino Niederreiter • Peter Furler • Rie Kaneto • Vinko Puljić • Vitaly Petrov • Wong Kan Seng

Born in the same month (September 1749): Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre