Born into the family of French nobility, she was an elder daughter of Comte Marie Joseph Albéric de Foresta (1895-1987) and his wife, Geneviève Yvonne Berthe Hélène Fredet (1904-1994).

1935), married to Hély, Marquis de La Roche-Aymon (1921-2003), whose mother, Princesse Madeleine (1891-1984), was member of an ancient House of Broglie.

They settled in Provence, France early in the 16th century, where they acquired twenty-two manors and the title of Marquis by 1651.

[4] Long established as squires of large estates and rice paddies in the Camargue, the Forestas often welcomed her son Charles and his siblings there while they were growing up.

"[8] Louis, Prince Napoléon married Alix de Foresta on 16 August 1949 at Linières-Bouton, France.