Guillemette de Sarrebruck

Guillemette de Sarrebruck (circa 1490–1571) was a French court official. She served as Governess of the Children of France, and Première dame d'honneur to the queen of France, Mary Stuart, from 1559 until 1560. She had the title comtesse de Braine de jure after 1525, when she inherited the County of Braine from her childless brother.

Portrait of Guillemette de Sarrebruck by Jean Clouet, 1537

Life

Guillemette de Sarrebruck was the daughter of Robert II de Sarrebruck-Commercy and Marie d'Amboise. She married Robert III de La Marck in 1510, with whom she had a son, Robert IV de La Marck (1512–1556), Duke of Bouillon, Prince of Sedan and Marshal of France.

Court career

Guillemette de Sarrebruck had a long career at the royal court of France. She served as dame or dame d'honneur (lady-in-waiting) to three queens of France, Anne de Bretagne, Eleanor of Austria, and Catherine de Médici.

She served as Governess of the Children of France to the children of Francis I.

In 1559, she was appointed head lady-in-waiting or Première dame d'honneur to queen Mary Stuart of France. Her tenure ended after Mary Stuart was widowed in 1560, and returned to Scotland the following year.

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References

Alain Sartelet, La Principauté de Sedan, Éditions Terres Ardennaises, 1991, 180 p. (ISBN 2-905339-17-9), p. 11.

Court offices
Preceded by Françoise de Brézé	Première dame d'honneur to the Queen of France 1559–1560	Succeeded by Madeleine of Savoy
Preceded by Charlotte Gouffier de Boisy	Governess of the Children of France 15–15	Succeeded by Françoise d'Humières

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