Comte de Robillard

Overview

A young man presented to Marie at the bal champêtre in Nice on 4 July 1875: «On m'amène Désiré, le comte d'Etienne de Robillard» (035.0191). The Mon Journal indexes list him on his own, «Robillard (comte de)» (t.5 p.161; t.6 p.286), and index Godard («Désiré») separately on the same t.5 page, so the line names two men: Godard, and the count (0.85).

References in Diary

• 1875-07-04 (035.0191): presented to Marie at the bal champêtre, with Godard.
• 1876-02-10 (053.0491): the face Marie saw in the mirror on New Year's Eve was «Laide et bête… un mélange de Godard et de Robillard».

Identity uncertain

We are not sure who this is. Marie names him only twice and gives no first name; «d'Etienne de Robillard» may be her spelling of a family name such as «d'Estienne de Robillard», but no such count could be traced in Nice in 1875. Sources checked: Mon Journal t.5 and t.6 indexes; a web search (2026-10-22). If you can identify him, we would be glad to hear from you.