Chambermaid
Chambermaid ( French: Femme de chambre ) is the outdated designation of a personal servant of a high-ranking lady, for example a princess . Chamberlains were also referred to as state maidens or state maidens.
At princely courts, chambermaids were located in the hierarchy below the court ladies , but above the maidservants . They were often widowed and, as the most intimate of the female court , had to be available at night.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.duden.de/definition/kammerfrau
- ↑ Brigitte Kasten (edit.): The Jülich-Kleve-Bergischen court, court offices and regimental regulations 1456/1521 to 1609. Ostfildern 2015 (= Residences research. Volume 26), p. 519.
- ↑ http://www.kruenitz1.uni-trier.de/xxx/k/kk00610.htm
- ↑ http://www.zeno.org/DamenConvLex-1834/A/Kammerfrau