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Julie d'Aubigny (French: [ʒyli dobiɲi]; 1673–1707), better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a French opera singer. Little is known for certain about her life; her tumultuous career and flamboyant lifestyle were the subject of gossip, rumour, and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous fictional and semi ...
Mar 3, 2022 · Off-stage, Julie D’Aubigny caused so many scandals that she had to plead for a royal pardon – twice. Raised on the edge of King Louis XIV’s court, D’Aubigny fought duels, wooed lovers, and broke the law. She seduced a noblewoman in the middle of a royal ball and dug up a dead nun to pull off a con.
Nov 25, 2022 · ‘La Maupin’ (Julie d’Aubigny) was a French bisexual opera-singing sword fighter from 17th-century France. Known as one of history’s greatest rascals, she led a life so wild – complete with duels, grave-robbing and burning convents – that she had to be pardoned by the king of France not once, but twice.
Sep 2, 2022 · “Julie d’Aubigny was a 17th-century bisexual opera singer and fencing master who killed or wounded at least ten men in life-or-death duels, performed nightly shows on the biggest and most highly-respected opera stage in the world, and once took the Holy Orders just so she could sneak into a convent and bang a nun .”
Jun 1, 2023 · Julie d’Aubigny was a French opera singer and a skilled fencer in the late 17th century who led a chaotic, almost unbelievable life– between going on the run singing and fencing people for cash, to joining the opera and performing for the highest members of society at that time.
Jan 11, 2019 · Discover the unbelievable sword-fighting feats and passionately fickle romances of Julie d'Aubigny—better known to some as the opera singer Mademoiselle Maupin. Discover the legendary wild child of France.
Writing a book about Julie d’Aubigny is a challenge that has taken four years and a huge amount of research. So here’s the true story of her life on which Goddess is based, compiled from contemporary sources, later biographers, and my own archival research.
Oct 3, 2015 · Author Kelly Gardiner's new novel is a fictionalized version of the life of Julie d'Aubigny, a swashbuckling 17th-century fencer-turned-opera singer whose exploits often seem...
The life of Julie d'Aubigny (1670-1707) became a subject of interest at a time when French society began re-examining gender roles and sexual identity. Known under her stage name, La Maupin, she was a bisexual, cross-dressing, swords-woman who killed at least three men in duels.
Jul 30, 2019 · Julie D’Aubigny was born in 1673 during the reign of King Louis XIV. She was not a member of the French nobility, but she was raised among royalty. Her father, Gaston d’Aubigny, worked as the secretary to the Comte d’Armagnac, a man who held the title of the Keeper of the King’s Stables.
