Louise Victoire de Bavière

Victoire, Duchesse Douairière de Montmorency (Louise Victoire de Wittelsbach; 7th January 1677 - present) was a French courtier and wife of the Duc de Montmorency. By birth, Victoire was the daughter of Ferdinand, Électeur de Bavière, and therefore a princesse électorale. As the wife of a member of the Savoie de Condé branch of the Savoie dynasty, Victoire was a princesse du sang. Upon her arrival at the French court in 1693, Victoire began her career as a prominent member of the royal households of various royals. Despite being widowed in 1697, she chose not to retire, and continued serving the consorts of the empire until 1725, when she took on a post leading the household of the Duchesse d'Anjou.