Corisande de Gramont

Corisande Armandine Sophie Leonice Helene de Gramont (5 October 1782 – 23 January 1865) was a Countess of Tankerville and socialite born to the family of Gramont.

[2] As the grand-daughter of Yolande de Polastron, the favourite and confidante of Marie Antoinette, Corisande's family were given benefits and were regarded as 'close relatives' to the Queen.

In 1789, following the outbreak of the French Revolution, Corisande and her family were forced to flee due to her maternal grandmother's relations with France.

[2] After the death of her mother, Corisande relocated to England and was brought up in the household of her grandmother's friend, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

[4] Following the death of her husband on 25 June 1859 Corisande was given the title of Dowager Countess of Tankerville.

Portrait by John Linnell