She resided at the Louvre, and, at the first rumor of what had happened, she had sent to demand asylum with the queen-mother.

Meeting with a harsh refusal, she had undressed herself in order to protect with her body her jewels which she had concealed in her mattresses.

The moment she was discovered, she was taken to the Bastille and brought before the Parliament.

She began by throwing all the blame upon her husband; it was he, she said, who had prevented her from retiring into Italy, and who had made every attempt to push his fortunes farther.

When she was sentenced to death, Leonora recovered her courage and pride.