Catherine de Brassac
Catherine de Brassac née "de Sainte-Maure de Montausier" (1587-1648) was a French courtier. She served as "Première dame d'honneur" to the queen of France, Anne of Austria, from 1638 until 1643. She was the daughter of François de Sainte-Maure, baron de Montausier, and Louise Gillier, and married to Jean de Galard de Bearn, comte de Brassac (d. 1645), in 1602. In 1638, the king and Cardinal Richelieu reorganized the household of the queen and replaced everyone considered disloyal to the king and the Cardinal with their own loyalists. Consequently, Françoise de Lansac was appointed  royal governess, and count de Brassac and his spouse Catherine de Brassac was appointed superintendent of the household of the queen and "Première dame d'honneur" respectively in order to keep the queen and her household under control. When queen Anne became regent in 1643, she replaced her with Marie-Claire de Fleix.