Victoire Arouet

Louise Victoire Arouet (1746-Present), technically oldest daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet and twin sister of Henriette Elisabeth Arouet and a member of the illegitimate cadet branch of the Valois house. She and her sister both became the handmaids of Catherine de Rohan in 1751 after her father lost a substantial amount of money gambling and had his debt paid by the Comte d'Artois. They later served his second wife Jeanne d'Artois in 1765

Early Life
Louis Victoire Arouet was the twin daughter of Guillaume and Katherine Arouet, a woman from Bavaria. Their father was a bourgeoisie business man in Calais, France who was related to the Maison de Valois. Her mother died when she was six years old due to illness and her father turned to drinking and gambling. His gambling left their family in large debt, which the Comte d'Artois paid.

Victoire and Henriette, both wanting to leave home, became femme de chambres of Catherine de Rohan, the first wife of the Comte d'Artois, and his second wife, Jeanne Becu.

At Versailles
Victoire and her sister Henriette followed the Comtesse d'Artois to Versailles or wherever she went. While they were both femme de chambres, Victoire served a more important role of bookkeeping the Comtesse's wardrobe expenses, while also running errands for the Comte d'Artois and other important discreet tasks.

Investigations
On December 30, 1765 the apartments of the Comte d'Artois were raided and searched. Lieutenant Henri Fosse questioned both about their whereabouts on Christmas Eve due to the King's death at the Christmas Eve Ball. They were found innocent and no one was arrested.

31 December 1765, Victoire left the Palace in secret to Paris in order to fulfill the wishes of the Comte d'Artois to commission a piece in the Le Pamphlétaire Cuirassè ou Anecdotes Scandaleuses de la Cour de France. from Pierre Du Bois. In order to tell the people about the real cause of King's death.