[3] Her mother's second husband, Jean-Gaspard Krasinski, nicknamed "Miller", was a Polish composer and flautist who had a large impact on Marie's life.

[2] The composer's connections with notable choreographers, established upon his move to Paris, greatly contributed to advancing his daughter-in-law's future.

[5] In Antonio Sacchini's opera Dardanus, Mademoiselle Miller made her debut in front of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette at the Château de Fontainebleau on 20 and 27 October 1785.

[4] On 13 January 1786, the young ballerina performed in its premiere at the Académie Royale de Musique (known as Paris Opéra).

[2] French dancer and choreographer Pierre Gardel had assumed the role of ballet master at the Opéra after his brother Maximilien in the late 1780s.

[7] When Pierre, the young ballet master at the Opéra, agreed to mentor Marie, she gratefully adopted her father-in-law's nickname as her stage name.