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Marie Duplessis

1824 - 1847

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Marie Duplessis (born Alphonsine Rose Plessis; 15 January 1824 – 3 February 1847) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the younger, one of Duplessis's lovers. Much of what is known about her has been derived from the literary persona and contemporary legends. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Duplessis is the 27th most popular celebrity, the 1,102nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,048th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Celebrity.

Marie Duplessis was a French courtesan in 19th century Paris. She is most famous for her role in the novel "Belle du Seigneur" by Albert Cohen.

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Among celebrities, Marie Duplessis ranks 27 out of 265. Before her are Empress Michiko, Monica Lewinsky, Anna Anderson, Rosalia Lombardo, Keke Geladze, and Dodi Fayed. After her are Rodney King, Besarion Jughashvili, Jacques Mayol, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Knauss, and Mehran Karimi Nasseri.

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Among people born in 1824, Marie Duplessis ranks 16. Before her are Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Paul Broca, Dayananda Saraswati, Pierre Janssen, Carl Reinecke, and Wilkie Collins. After her are William Huggins, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Nana Sahib, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, Ludwig Büchner, and Princess Francisca of Brazil. Among people deceased in 1847, Marie Duplessis ranks 8. Before her are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Fanny Mendelssohn, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Mary Anning, and Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary. After her are Jules de Polignac, John Franklin, Alexandre Brongniart, Adélaïde d'Orléans, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, and Eugénie de Beauharnais.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie Duplessis ranks 1,102 out of 6,770. Before her are Richard Avenarius (1843), Ambroise Thomas (1811), Cécile Chaminade (1857), Julien Green (1900), Edmond Debeaumarché (1906), and Michèle Morgan (1920). After her are Jules Renard (1864), Christina of Lorraine (1565), Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Villard de Honnecourt (1200), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), and Jeanne Hébuterne (1898).

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Among CELEBRITIES In France

Among celebrities born in France, Marie Duplessis ranks 3. Before her are Jeanne Calment (1875), and Blanche Monnier (1849). After her are Philippe Petit (1949), Jean-Marie Loret (1918), Joseph Meister (1876), Michel Lotito (1950), Nicolas Chopin (1771), Denise Perrier (1935), Apollonie Sabatier (1822), Sébastien Foucan (1974), and Iris Mittenaere (1993).

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