Angélique Paulet
Angélique Paulet (1592–1651) was a French salonnière, singer, musician and actress, known as one of the habitués of the famous literary salon of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, where she was called La Lionne rousse[1] and La belle Lionne because of her red hair and proud poise. She often performed at the assemblies of the salon by singing and playing the lute.
Daughter of fr:Charles Paulet. According to Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, king Henry IV of France was killed when he was going to visit her.[2]
The musical instrument angélique may have been named after her.[3]
References
- ↑ Aronson, Nicole, Madame de Rambouillet ou la magicienne de la Chambre bleue, Fayard, Paris, 1988, p. 137.
- ↑ Historiettes. Mademoiselle Paulet
- ↑ Claire Fontijn. Desperate Measures: The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo
External links
- De Smet, Ingrid A. R.: Menippean Satire and the Republic of Letters, 1581-1655 (1996)
- https://archive.org/stream/htelderambouil00vincrich/htelderambouil00vincrich_djvu.txt
- http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Women-of-the-French-Salons1.html
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