![]() ![]() This post originally appeared on and is reprinted here with permission. (1670-1707) Princess of the Opera At the top of the list of history’s greatest rascals is undoubtedly La Maupin, Julie d’Aubigny: sword-slinger, opera singer, and larger-than-life bisexual celebrity of 17th-century France. That was interesting, where can I learn more? Kelly Gardiner’s book Goddess is a brill place to start, she’s done a shit load of research and it’s a really juicy read. Someone needs to make her life story into a film like NOW please. Julie was the epitome of live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse. ![]() She retreated to a convent, where she died two years later at the young age of 33. Julie was distraught and retired from the opera in 1705. The affair continued until de Florensac died from a fever. She eventually returned to the opera and fell in love with the Madame la Marquise de Florensac (that’s a bloody mouthful) who was said to be the most beautiful woman in Paris! GET IT JULES! She whooped all their asses and then had to leave Paris for a bit until the heat died down. The ladies and dudes loved her!ĭid this calm things down for Julie? I think not! She was at a fancy costume party in 1695 when she kissed a sexy blonde lady while dressed as a dude, and then she was challenged to 3 duels by various poncey noblemen. She was very popular because of her beautiful voice and androgynous appearance. Julie then decided next she was going to conquer the Paris opera! She got herself pardoned by the King for the whole “burning a dead nun” thing and was then hired by the Opera in 1690. This got her into some trouble when she stabbed the son of the Duke of Luynes through the shoulder. Julie turned that round by going to apologise to him, and then shagging his brains out. Julie then went round France singing and showing off her sword skills, still while dressed as a dashing gentleman. Their affair fizzled out after a few months, and Julie’s girlfriend went back to her family. She took the body of a recently deceased nun, put it in her lover’s room, and set fire to it. Then, she located her lover and hatched a plot to see them both on the run. She snuck into the convent, passing herself off as a trainee nun. She sweeps this chick right off her feet and the two had a whirlwind affair before the parents got in the way and sent Julie’s bird off to a nunnery in Avignon. Julie lost interest in her fencing bloke, and at this point, she meets a beautiful young lady. She responded by taking her top off… He then shut up. One night, a dude in the audience shouted that he didn’t believe Julie was a woman. Julie worse men’s clothing during their numbers. They made money by performing duels or singing 17th century showtunes for the punters. Eventually, the lovers had to do a runner, because Sérannes murdered some dude in a duel over insults thrown. Next, Julie fell in love with a master swordsman named Sérannes, and he taught her a few tricks with a blade. ![]() She left the boring husband in Paris and didn’t really do much with him. She was married off to some bloke with a bit of cash with the du Maupin surname, which she picked up and used throughout the rest of her life. ![]()
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