French writer
"d'Aulnoy" redirects here. For similar names, see
d'Aulnay.
Madame d'Aulnoy, Baroness d'Aulnoy |
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Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy |
Born | Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville 1650/1651 Barneville-la-Bertran, Normandy, France |
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Died | 4 January 1705 (age 53–55) |
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Occupation | fairy tale writer, baroness |
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Literary movement | Précieuses |
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Notable works |
- Sentiments of a Penitent Soul (Sentiments d'une Ame penitente)
- The Return of a Soul to God (Le Retour d'une Ame à Dieu)
- History of Hippolyte, Count of Douglas (Histoire d'Hippolyte, comte de Duglas) (1690)
- History of Jean de Bourbon, Prince of Carency (Histoire de Jean de Bourbon, Prince de Carency) (1692)
- The Count of Warwick (Le Comte de Warwick)
- Memories of the Court of Spain, Account of the Voyage to Spain (Memoires de la cour d'Espagne, Relation du voyage d'Espagne) (1690 or 1691)
- Memories of the Court of England (Mémoires de la cour d'Angleterre) (1695)
- From Fairy Tales (Les Contes des Fées) (1697)
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Spouse | François de la Motte, Baron d'Aulnoy |
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Children | 6 |
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Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705),[1] also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 novel “Contées Des Fairies” (Fairy-Tales) coined the literary genre’s name and was the first fable to feature “Prince Charmant” or Prince Charming.