Hlavním cílem práce je poukázat na to, jak se v průběhu 19. století měnil a vyvíjel pohled na osobnost vévodkyně Orléanské. Tento proces vedl ke stereotypnímu vnímání její osoby francouzskou historiografií, jako věčně nespokojené kritičky. Sledovány jsou biografické předmluvy, které se objevily v publikacích jejích dopisů v průběhu 19. století ve Francii. Práce poukazuje na to, jak politické a kulturní potřeby doby ovlivňovaly vývoj tohoto obrazu.The main aim of this work is to prove, how the work of French editors and authors change the way of the perception of Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans during 19th century that led to the stereotypization of her figure in 20th century. Her image that was firstly presented in 1807 was very different from that one presented in the edition of her letters in 1863. This development is pursued and described in presented work. The attention is dedicated to the biographical introductions included in the six editions of her letters that appeared in France from 1807 to 1890. From the previous positive image of the honest women was made caricature of an old hag that hates everything about France and criticises every aspect of her life and people around her.