Adélaïde Diane de Cossé
1742–1808 (age 66)
Biography
Adélaïde Diane de Cossé (1742–1808) was a French lady-in-waiting who served in the royal court during the final years of the ancien régime. Her position at court reflected her noble birth and the refined culture of 18th-century French aristocracy, a world that would soon be transformed by revolution.
De Cossé's life embodied the elegance and social prominence of the French nobility during this period of dramatic change. She was interred in the cimetière de Neauphle-le-Vieux, a final resting place reflecting her station and family heritage.