visit which she paid to London in 1829, Greville observed in his diary: She must have been good-looking in her youth; her countenance is lively, her eyes are piercing, clear complexion, and very handsome hands and arms; but the best part about her seemed to be the magnificent pearls she wore, though these are not so fine as Lady Conyngham's. She died in 1852 at her château of Saint-Ouen. Among gardeners, her name is commemorated in the Rose 'Comtesse du Cayla', not in fact a rose of her period, but instead a China rose raised by Pierre Guillot in 1902. Notes Sources The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge (1873) s.v. "Zoé Victoire de Cayla". Arthur Léon Imbert de Saint-Amand, (Elizabeth Gilbert (Davis) Martin, tr.) The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Louis XVIII 1892 Mistresses of French royalty 1785 births 1852 deaths