in lyon, clotilde made herself popular by her successful request to grant an amnesty to the imprisoned deserters in the town prison, before finally arriving at the border at pont-de-beauvoisin on 5 september. there, she was separated from her french entourage and ceremoniously transferred by count de clermont-tonnerre to count de viry and her new italian household, notably her new lady-in-waiting madama theresa balbi, who was to become her favourite until her death. having crossed the border with her new court, she was introduced to charles emmanuel.