#séranne

[smileflowcr]

"No te evitaba, nuestros caminos no se habían cruzado, chico exagerado." responde, sus pasos dirigiéndose hacia él con toda la intención de darle un suave golpecito en su frente. "Soy yo, estuve viajando por el mundo y me quedé en Inglaterra un tiempo." había nacido en dicho país y cada tantos años solía ir y apreciar lo mucho que ha cambiado. "¿Qué hay de ti, mi pastelero favorito?"

╰  𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤 : @smileflowcr

' ¿será que mis ojos me están engañando o será que la inmortalidad no venía con salud mental incluida? ' tono bromista le era imposible de ocultar, realmente creía que algo le engañaba en aquel instante. ' ¿me has estado evitando todos estos años y por fin vienes a dar la cara o a que le debo este placer? '

[queeratlast]

Episode 1 - La Maupin

Take a closer look at the illustration we discuss during Episode 1, which focuses on Julie d'Aubigny, or La Maupin as she was known - an incredible figure whose life blurs the boundaries of fact and fiction. See end of post for references.

The image (shown above) is an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley made for Gautier’s Mademoiselle de Maupin A Romance of Love and Passion. It has several queer connections in its own right.

The book

Mademoiselle de Maupin A Romance of Love and Passion was published by Theophile Gautier in 1899. The story was inspired by the life of La Maupin, but rather than attempting to be a facts-based portrayal of her life, it takes her identity as a cross-dressing swordswoman and runs with it. The story centers around a young couple, Chevalier d’Albert and his mistress Rosette, who have both fallen in love with the dashing "Théodore de Sérannes". Unbeknownst to either of them, Théodore is in fact a woman in disguise.

While d'Albert has a sexual identity crisis (a classic trope: the Li Shang of the 19th century, if you will), Rosette attempts to seduce "Théodore" in a very erotically charged scene. Finally, the truth is revealed and "Théodore" reveals herself to both her lovers, spending half the night with d'Albert and the other with Rosette. The reader is left to draw their own conclusions about what could have transpired between the two woman, something that could not be explicitely written at the time.

In the morning their mysterious lover has gone, leaving only a note:

Comfort poor Rosette as well as you can, for she must be at least as sorry for my departure as you are. Love each other well in memory of me, whom both of you have loved, and breathe my name sometimes in a kiss.

Theophile Gautier, Mademoiselle de Maupin: A Romance of Love and Passion

In 1922, the novel was condemmed for its portrayal of adultery and homosexuality by the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.

The artist

Aubrey Beardsley published six illustrations for this work in 1898 - he had originally intended to illustrate the entire novel, but the project proved too intensive and costly and was abandoned. You may well recognise the style of the illustration - Beardsley was a very well known artist from the 19th century whose distinctive art nouveau style was inspired by Japanese woodcuts. He was deliberatively provocative: as Tate Britain put it, "his works explore the erotic and the elegant, the humorous and grotesque."

His works explored sexual freedom and gender fluidity, and he loved to include provocative elements in his drawings. Some of his drawings were particularly explicit and "obscene" - so much so that they couldn't be published, but were instead distributed to private collectors through discrete channels. Beardsley was part of the asthetic movement, a group of artists who strove to create art freed from Victorian notions of morality and rigid establishment ideas, to create a "cult of beauty."

As part of this movement he came into contact with Oscar Wilde, and Wilde comissioned the young artist to illustrate his play Salomé. Beardsley's drawings were incredibly erotic and upturned conventions for portraying women in the era. This was a daring take for a play already in hot water for its depictions of biblical characters. When Wilde was arrested on charges of gross indecency, Beardsley was dammed for his percieved association with the playright. A mob attacked the office of the magazine Beardsley worked for and he was forced to resign from his position as editor.

"I have one aim – the grotesque. If I am not grotesque, I am nothing"

Aubrey Beardsley, 1897

References and further reading (and listening!) for this episode:

Illustration:

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/aubrey-beardsley/exhibition-guide

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/an-introduction-to-the-aesthetic-movement

https://archive.org/details/mademoiselledema00gaute/page/n1/mode/2up

La Maupin's life:

Dictionnaire Des Théâtres De Paris, Volume 3, 1757

Women In Men’s Guise, Oscar Gilbert, 1926

Gallant Ladies, Cameron Rogers, 1928

By the Sword, Richard Cohen, 2002.

https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera

https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/julie-daubigny/26646/

https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/

https://podbay.fm/p/bad-gays/e/1679976000

https://clairemead.com/2022/06/17/la-maupin/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cncgq8

[marionmaverick]

which fictional character incarnating a specific ideal of androgyny found in french romanticism are you?

Calem (this result is perfect for him honestly XD) :

enjolras (les misérables, 1862)

androgyny as a divine aspiration towards the betterment of society. enjolras incarnates the beauty of the people of france, the natural right of revolution, and has as purpose to inspire the people to free themselves from misery, to overthrow the government that persecutes them. in this way his androgyny symbolises the unity of man and woman, thus creating a divine unity that brings him closer to god; he is an angel, he is marianne, but he is also a martyred messiah, persecuted and killed by society, dwelling nevertheless in spirit in the hearts of the citizens of france who shall know revolution again. by failing in his task, enjolras can also be seen as a fallen angel, bound to the same mortal fate as the rest of humanity; by his androgyny he incarnates a perfection that is unfortunately stained by societal vice (notably after shooting le cabuc).

Marion (I questioned at first but considering his struggles all relating to gender rules in viera society it makes sense) :

théodore de sérannes (mademoiselle de maupin, 1835)

androgyny and other taboos. confessions of queerness, subtle or not, transpire remarkably through the multiple characters of the book, bringing the reader to question the very essence of gender (why is it so terrible a sin to be attracted to a man? what makes a man? or a woman?). théodore, by her costume, evokes a world of fantasies, secrets and taboos which gautier presents through a beautiful, poetic prose; her androgyny becomes a fantasy in both the characters' and the readers' minds as her secret is progressively unveiled, but it serves also as a political statement: théodore does what she does out of necessity in a society that is so keen on denying women their rightful freedom (the law banning women from wearing trousers in france was only abolished in 2013). mademoiselle de maupin is a book of wonders and delight.

[yr-mademoiselle-maupin]

Who were the main influences in your life?

Ah, so many to think of... *taps her chin in thought* There is my papa, of course. My darling Séranne, dearest Marécha, my de Florensac... *trails off and chuckles* Oh, mon Dieu, I suppose there are so many.

[masdecoulet]

Aujourd'hui descente dans les gorges de l'Hérault juste en face du Mas, face à la Seranne. #seranne #séranne #paysagesmagnifiques #paysagedautomne #paysagephotography #paysagedereve #photopaysage #paysagedhiver #instapaysage #beaupaysage #paysagedemontagne #paysagehivernal #paysagedefou #beautemps #masdecoulet #chambresdecharme #gitesdecharme #chambresdhotesdecharme #occitanietourisme #montpellier #occitanie #languedocroussillon #gorgesdelhérault #heraulttourisme #montpellier #suddefrance #cevennes #cevennestourisme #grandpicsaintloup #sudcevennes #cevennesmediterrannée (à Mas de Coulet) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5i_JJFxCQ/?igshid=z1t4vnz4vxsn

[sevrage]

[plumedepoete]

Série Cévennes  A l'Aube du Mont Aigoual ♣(A)  P'tit coin de Paradis ♣(B) Sur la Route de Saint-Laurent ♣(C)  Ce Chemin Cévenol ♣ (D) Sur mes Ailes ♣(E) Roro l'espiègle ♣(F) ♥ Le Seigneur de Séranne (G) Chemin du Razal ♣ (H) le Monde perdu en Séranne (I)  (en attente) ⇓ Sur les contreforts de la verte vallée  il les observait ce Seigneur chenapan ravi de paraître bord de l'empyrée celui guidant ces deux êtres au vallon de facéties digne de l'équilibriste qu'il aimait présenter d'un chapeau l'artiste  Roederer clignait paupières sous le vent respirant ce vent se faufilant en Terre cévenole émoustillant joli poil blond comme un fier brigand se montrant solidaire de ses deux compagnons marchant doucement sur sol rocailleux de pas bredouillement Comme un vent il disparaissait en buisson jappant délaissant sa maitresse étonnée s'émouvant de mots de Terre d'Albion pour une quête à travers bel empyrée revenant quart d'heure d'après en chantant une ballade éternelle leur contant la Séranne l'estimait fier chenapan Roederer le ressentait bon an mal an en les guidant de gambades en traverse com' certain de les mener sur l'étroitesse de pistes à travers les rochers et marbres vers Roquebrun, près d'arbres en candélabres Roederer gambadait, joyeux labri roux  jappant à la moindre senteur, d'un courroux ressenti sur autre amoureux des Falguières ayant osé traverser ses territoires ; Tel le Seigneur de Séranne il s'avérait com' le gardien de sa maîtresse il était. . Oli ©…Le Seigneur de Séranne ©(P)-03/08/12  (11)  Suba ⇑

[pompadourpink]

Hi! I can’t thank you enough!!! I really love many of them!!! To answer this, I find pleasure in reading. Zola’s and Hugo’s works are right up my alley, I must say! I’m very fond of my liberty because of something my father once said to me (“you are my property until you are 18.”) So, I think it would be great if my new surname was something related to freedom/liberty, but my lack of knowledge makes it hard to find a one :/

So I have two ideas:

Number one, and I can't believe I forgot about her, D'Aubigny, from Julie D'Aubigny, Mademoiselle de Maupin (or her male persona Théodore de Sérannes, if you don't like the other names). Théophile Gautier wrote a novel about her and while there are other books I love more, it is undeniably the most beautifully written novel I've ever read - to the point I felt a need to read it out loud. You'll have to look her up for more details but she's I suppose a French equivalent to Alice Roosevelt.

Number two is a bit more obscure. Hugo wrote a collection of autobiographical poems called Les Contemplations between 1841 and 1855. There are six parts of this: youth, love, politics, mourning, meditation, and hope: mourning, because his daughter Léopoldine tragically died at the age of 19 - but really you can feel her throughout the entire collection. Book number 5 is about him taking time to think, to recover, to look for new reasons to live. Book number 6 is a bit fantastic: different types of creatures appear to deliver messages and guide the lost poet who's torn between anguish and hope and eventually chooses hope.

After book 6, there's one last poem, À celle qui est restée en France (To the one who remained in France), that came to be because Hugo was exiled and unable to visit her grave. She's far away, she's not around anymore, so he's giving her a voice, a presence, in ink; it's his last gift to her before releasing her. Time for something new.

Obviously, she's his daughter, so she's a Hugo, but her resting place is called Villequier. It's situated midway between Paris and the Isle of Wight and according to my research comes from the words Willow tree and Marshland.

So maybe, if those hit the right spot?

[historical-babes]

Julie d'Aubigny (1670/1673-1707).

French swordswoman and opera singer.

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Better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, she was a 17th-century opera singer. Little is known for certain about her life; her tumultuous career and flamboyant lifestyle were the subject of gossip, rumor, and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous fictional and semi-fictional portrayals afterwards. Théophile Gautier loosely based the title character, Madeleine de Maupin, of his novel Mademoiselle de Maupin (1835) on her.

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She was born to Gaston d'Aubigny, a secretary to Louis de Lorraine-Guise, comte d'Armagnac, the Master of the Horse for King Louis XIV. In 1687, the Count d'Armagnac had her married to Sieur de Maupin of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Soon after the wedding, her husband received an administrative position in the south of France, but the Count kept her in Paris for his own purposes.

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Also around 1687, La Maupin became involved with an assistant fencing master named Sérannes. When Lieutenant-General of Police Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie tried to apprehend Sérannes for killing a man in an illegal duel, the pair fled the city to Marseille.

On the road south, La Maupin and Sérannes made a living by giving fencing exhibitions and singing in taverns and at local fairs. While travelling and performing in these impromptu shows, La Maupin dressed in male clothing but did not conceal her sex. On arrival in Marseille, she joined the opera company run by Pierre Gaultier.

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The Paris Opéra hired La Maupin in 1690, having initially refused her. She debuted as Pallas Athena in Cadmus et Hermione by Jean-Baptiste Lully the same year. She performed regularly with the Opéra, first singing as a soprano, and later in her more natural contralto range.

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In 1702, André Campra composed the role of Clorinde in Tancrède specifically for her bas-dessus (contralto) range. She sang for the court at Versailles on a number of occasions.

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She retired from the opera in 1705 and took refuge in a convent, probably in Provence, where she is believed to have died in 1707 at the age of 33.

[Submission]

[maggiecheungs]

i was tagged by dawy @itoldsunset 🥰💕😘

rule: list 3-5 snippets of literature/media that live in your head rent-free to the point where you have them memorized; write them down from memory, no cheating allowed!

1. others may forget you, but not i. / i am haunted by your beautiful ghost (untitled poem by empress yamatohime, trans. kenneth rexroth). i have so many of rexroth’s translations of classical japanese poetry written on my heart but this one is possibly my favourite (also, i used it for this he’s coming to me gifset so now i get twice as emotional whenever i think about it)

2. my dream, a chimera, is to have both sexes in turn, to satisfy this dual nature; man today, woman tomorrow (mademoiselle de maupin by theophole gautier). this novel was written in 1835 and it’s SO GAY and SO TRANS and the nonbinary main character goes around seducing men and women and i read it when i was fourteen and it made me realise i was queer and the whole thing has lived in my head rent-free ever since. (fyi, my tumblr username actually comes from the main character, théodore de sérannes)

3. neil josten let his cigarette burn down to the filter without taking a drag. he didn’t want the nicotine; he wanted the acrid smoke that reminded him of his mother. (the foxhole court, by nora sakavic). this series is my ultimate comfort read, and i’ve read this series so many times that i know huge chunks of it off by heart. this is the opening line of book one and it is instant serotonin.

4. sara was always asking me, ‘what do you want, callie?’ And finally, i let her know. i answered. (from stop kiss by diana son). this is a fairly recent addition to my mental treasure trove but i haven’t been able to stop thinking about this quote ever since i watched the version of stop kiss that apple lapisara directed. i think about this quote and this scene and i want to sob my heart out. 

5. i told you. i chose you long ago. i was scared you wouldn’t choose me. (from quarantine stories 10: what happened last night?) this is another fairly recent one but I am constantly thinking about the pamkwang confession scene. this line in particular has lived in my head for months now 🥺

tagging @tichawongtipkanon @kittychicha @wjmild @kaonoppakao @pangwave @transtian @tianphupha @ahysopae @shu-yi and literally everyone else who wants to do it (but ofc no pressure!!!!)

[alittlegayhistoria]

Julie d’Aubigny - 1670-1707:

Leading a truly unconventional and wild life full of brawling and passion - Julie d’Aubigny was a bisexual 17th Century swordswoman and opera star. Her father was King Louis XIV’s Master of the Horse and trained the court pages- Julie rapidly learnt the same skills taught to them, such as dancing, drawing, reading and fencing. At 14, the Count d’Armagnac took Julie as his mistress and later had her married to Sieur de Maupin, but Julie rejected a devoted life of married servitude and refused to come with him when he received a position in Southern France.

Not even within a year of her marriage, Julie pursed an affair with fencing master Sérannes, who Julie fled with to Marseilles after an illegal duel. Dressed in man's clothes, Julie travelled with Sérannes across France and led a life of partying and rebellion - which Julie funded through performing impromptu shows, singing and dancing. However, Julie grew tired of this life with Sérannes after she met and seduced a merchant’s daughter while tavern hopping and ran away with her.

The pair became hot gossip as most people were actively against their same-sex relationship, especially when coupled with Julie’s tumultuous life and reputation of being a highly esteemed fighter. The parents of Julie’s lover sent her away to the Visitandines convent in Avignon. d’Aubigny followed and planned an ingenious heist to get her lover back. She took the Holy Orders and entered the convent as a postulant and stole the body of a dead nun, hid it in her lovers bed and burned the convent to the ground as she and her lover escaped back onto the road once more.

After their affair, the woman returned to her family, who were shocked at their daughter being alive and pushed for d’Aubigny to be persecuted. Charged with counts of arson, body snatching and kidnapping, she was sentenced to death by fire but was not present at the tribunal. Instead, she was granted pardon by King Louis XIV, who was greatly amused by her wild adventures and anecdotes, and she rose to fame in a highly successful opera career. 

In her final years, Julie fell deeply in love with Marie Louise Thérèse de Senneterre, la Marquise de Florensac. After her passing in 1705, d’Aubigny was deeply grief stricken and retired from the opera - taking refuge in a convent. She spent the rest of her days there until she passed away in 1707. At the time of an ever-shifting cultural landscape, Julie forged a space for herself to live her the life to the fullest and has been memorialised since through a variety of books, films and plays.

[photoschotter]

[thegingeregg]

Julie d'Aubigny

Mademoiselle Maupin, as this woman is more famously known, was an opera singer and swordswoman from the 17th century. She was a fiery and vibrant personality, awarding her the position of being the gossip and controversy of much of her time's discussion. She has been portrayed countless times in books, plays, and other forms of entertainment following her death in 1707.

She is widely known for setting the convent she met her wife in on fire in order to create a diversion for their escape, placing the body of a dead nun in the bedroom she started said fire in. After she became an opera singer, she received 2 pardons on murder and arson.

As a child, d'Aubigny received a rich education. A tomboy in her early life, she found a passion for fencing quite young.

Oh, and also, she later became lovers with Louis-Joseph d'Alburt Luynes, who was the son of the Duke of Luynes, after driving her blade through his shoulder in a duel. They eventually stayed as just friends for the rest if their lives. Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard was another one of her known affairs, whom she met through opera. They joined the Paris Opéra together.

Wikipedia Rundown:

"Julie d'Aubigny (1670/1673–1707), better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer. Her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards. 

(Credit to all artists, NONE OF THE PHOTOS USED IN THIS POST ARE MINE)

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Also around 1687, La Maupin became involved with an assistant fencing master named Sérannes. When Lieutenant-General of Police Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie tried to apprehend Sérannes for killing a man in an illegal duel, the pair fled the city to Marseille.

On the road south, La Maupin and Sérannes made a living by giving fencing exhibitions and singing in taverns and at local fairs. While travelling and performing in these impromptu shows, La Maupin dressed in male clothing but did not conceal her gender. On arrival in Marseille, she joined the opera company run by Pierre Gaultier, singing under her maiden name.

Eventually, she grew bored of Sérannes and became involved with a young woman. When the girl's parents put her away in the Visitandines convent in Avignon, La Maupin followed, entering the convent as a postulant. In order to run away with her new love, she stole the body of a dead nun, placed it in the bed of her lover, and set the room on fire to cover their escape. Their affair lasted for three months before the young woman returned to her family. La Maupin was charged in absentia—as a male—with kidnapping, body snatching, arson, and failing to appear before the tribunal. The sentence was death by fire.

La Maupin left for Paris and again earned her living by singing."

• continued on: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_d'Aubigny

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▪Women's History Month, Woman #4 ▪

[billy-on-a-walk]

Julie d'Aubigny

better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer. Her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards.

Julie d'Aubigny was born in 1673 to Gaston d'Aubigny, a secretary to Louis de Lorraine-Guise, comte d'Armagnac, the Master of the Horse for King Louis XIV. Her father trained the court pages, and so his daughter learned dancing, reading, drawing, and fencing alongside the pages, and dressed as a boy from an early age. In 1687, the Count d'Armagnac took her for his "mistress" when she was barely fourteen years old. He then had her married to Sieur de Maupin of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and she became Madame de Maupin (or simply "La Maupin" per French custom). Soon after the wedding, her husband received an administrative position in the south of France, but the Count kept her in Paris.

Also around 1687, La Maupin became involved with an assistant fencing master named Sérannes. When Lieutenant-General of Police Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie tried to apprehend Sérannes for killing a man in an illegal duel, the pair fled the city to Marseille.

On the road south, La Maupin and Sérannes made a living by giving fencing exhibitions and singing in taverns and at local fairs. While travelling and performing in these impromptu shows, La Maupin dressed in male clothing but did not conceal her gender. On arrival in Marseille, she joined the opera company run by Pierre Gaultier, singing under her maiden name.

Eventually, she grew bored of Sérannes and became involved with a young woman. When the girl's parents put her away in the Visitandines convent in Avignon, La Maupin followed, entering the convent as a postulant. In order to run away with her new love, she stole the body of a dead nun, placed it in the bed of her lover, and set the room on fire to cover their escape. Their affair lasted for three months before the young woman returned to her family. La Maupin was charged in absentia—as a male—with kidnapping, body snatching, arson, and failing to appear before the tribunal. The sentence was death by fire.

La Maupin left for Paris and again earned her living by singing. Near Poitiers, she met an old actor named Maréchal who began to teach her until his alcoholism got worse and he sent her on her way to Paris.

In Villeperdue, still wearing men's clothing, she was insulted by a young nobleman. They fought a duel and she drove her blade through his shoulder. The next day, she asked about his health and found out he was Louis-Joseph d'Albert Luynes, son of the Duke of Luynes. Later, one of his companions came to offer d'Albert's apologies. She went to his room and subsequently they became lovers and, later, lifelong friends.

After Count d'Albert recovered and had to return to his military unit, La Maupin continued to Rouen. There she met Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard, another singer, and began a new affair with him. They continued together towards Paris in the hope of joining the Paris Opéra. In the Marais, she contacted Count d'Armagnac for help against the sentence hanging over her. He persuaded the king to grant her a pardon and allow her to sing with the Opéra.

The Paris Opéra hired La Maupin in 1690, having initially refused her. She befriended an elderly singer, Bouvard, and he and Thévenard convinced Jean-Nicolas de Francine, master of the king's household, to accept her into the company. She debuted as Pallas Athena in Cadmus et Hermione by Jean-Baptiste Lully the same year. She performed regularly with the Opéra, first singing as a soprano, and later in her more natural contralto range. The Marquis de Dangeauwrote in his journal of a performance by La Maupin given at Trianon of Destouches' Omphale in 1701 that hers was "the most beautiful voice in the world".

In Paris, and later in Brussels, she performed under the name Mademoiselle de Maupin because singers were addressed as "mademoiselle" whether or not they were married.

Due to Mademoiselle de Maupin's beautiful voice, her acting skill, and her androgynous appearance, she became quite popular with the audience, although her relationship with her fellow actors and actresses was sometimes tempestuous. She famously beat the singer Louis Gaulard Dumesny after he pestered the women members of the troupe, and a legendary duel of wits with Thévenard was the talk of Paris. She also fell in love with Fanchon Moreau, another singer who was the mistress of the Grand Dauphin, and tried to commit suicide when she was rejected.

Her Paris career was interrupted around 1695, when she kissed a young woman at a society ball and was challenged to duels by three different noblemen. She beat them all, but fell afoul of the king's law that forbade duels in Paris. She fled to Brussels to wait for calmer times. There, she was briefly the mistress of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

While in Brussels, Mademoiselle de Maupin appeared at the Opéra du Quai au Foin from November 1697 to July 1698, after which she returned to the Paris Opéra to replace the retiring Marie Le Rochois. She and her friend d'Albert were both in trouble with the law over the years: he for yet another fatal duel, and she for beating up her landlord.

Until 1705, La Maupin sang in new operas by Pascal Collasse, André Cardinal Destouches, and André Campra. In 1702, André Campra composed the role of Clorinde in Tancrède specifically for her bas-dessus (contralto) range. She sang for the court at Versailles on a number of occasions, and again performed in many of the Opéra's major productions. She appeared for the last time in La Vénitienne by Michel de La Barre (1705).

These final years of her career were spent in a relationship with the Madame la Marquise de Florensac, upon whose death La Maupin was inconsolable. She retired from the opera in 1705 and took refuge in a convent, probably in Provence, where she died in 1707 at the age of only 33. She has no known grave.

[yr-mademoiselle-maupin]

not the IMPORTANT one

The one Séranne gave me long ago... *sighs in distress* Perhaps it will show back up.

[phezik]

Eventually, she grew bored of Sérannes and became involved with a young woman. When the girl's parents put her away in the Visitandines convent in Avignon, La Maupin followed, entering the convent as a postulant. In order to run away with her new love, she stole the body of a dead nun, placed it in the bed of her lover, and set the room on fire to cover their escape. Their affair lasted for three months before the young woman returned to her family. La Maupin was charged in absentia—as a male—with kidnapping, body snatching, arson, and failing to appear before the tribunal. The sentence was death by fire.

-Wikipedia

I love historic bisexuals