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Adrienne Couvreur

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Birthplace: Damery, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Death: March 20, 1790 (97)
France (Poisened)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Couvreur and Marie Couvreur
Fiancée of Baron "D"
Partner of Philippe le Roy
Mother of Elisabeth-Adrienne le Roy
Sister of Marie Marguerite Couvreur

Occupation: Actress
Managed by: Hester Maria Christina Marx
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Adrienne Lecouvreur

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Adrienne Lecouvreur Adrienne Lecouvreur (5 April 1692 – 20 March 1730) was a French actress, considered by many as the greatest of her time.[1] Born in Damery, she first appeared professionally on the stage in Lille. After her Paris debut at the Comédie-Française in 1717, she was immensely popular with the public. Together with Michel Baron, she was credited for having developed a more natural, less stylized, type of acting.[2]

Despite the fame she gained as an actress and her innovations in her acting style, she was widely remembered for her romance with Maurice de Saxe[3] and for her mysterious death.[4] Although there are different theories that suggest she was poisoned by her rival, Maria Karolina Sobieska, Duchess of Bouillon, scholars have not been able to confirm it.

Her story was used as an inspiration for playwrights, composers and poets. The refusal of the Catholic Church to give her a Christian burial moved her friend Voltaire to write a poem on the subject.

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Adrienne Couvreur's Timeline

1692
April 5, 1692
Damery, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1790
March 20, 1790
Age 97
France
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