Sadeian women
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| + | <small>Illustration: ''[[Portrait fantaisiste du marquis de Sade]]'' (1866) by [[H. Biberstein]]</small>]] | ||
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| - | :''[[Sade]], [[cherchez la femme]], [[The Sadeian Woman]]'' | + | :''[[cherchez la femme]], [[The Sadeian Woman]]'' |
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| + | This page is a list of women [[Marquis de Sade]] was involved with, either romantically, for paid services, family or [[platonic love]]. | ||
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| + | First there is his wife, [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], her sister [[Anne-Prospère de Launay]] and their mother [[Madame de Montreuil]], Sade's mother-in-law. The women of his scandals are [[Jeanne Testard]], [[Rose Keller]] and [[Marguerite Coste]]. His lovers include [[Constance Quesnet]] and [[Marguerite Coste]]. Finally, there is the friend of himself and his wife, [[Marie-Dorothée de Rousset]], whith whom Sade had a [[platonic friendship]]. | ||
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| + | == Jeanne Testard == | ||
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| + | :''[[Jeanne Testard]] | ||
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| + | On October 18, [[1763]] the Marquis de Sade offered the 20 year old pregnant Testard 2 gold louis to go home with him. In his bedroom he asked the young woman if she believed in God, Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. | ||
| == Rose Keller == | == Rose Keller == | ||
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| On [[April 3]]rd, [[1768]], Easter Day Rose Keller is picked up by the [[Marquis de Sade]] and taken back to a house in [[Arcueil]], where she was bound and [[flagellation|flogged]]. | On [[April 3]]rd, [[1768]], Easter Day Rose Keller is picked up by the [[Marquis de Sade]] and taken back to a house in [[Arcueil]], where she was bound and [[flagellation|flogged]]. | ||
| + | == Marguerite Coste == | ||
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| + | :''[[Marguerite Coste]] | ||
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| + | '''Marguerite Coste''', a 25-year-old prostitute from [[Marseille]], was the victim of a non-lethal poisoning case, one of the scandals of [[Marquis de Sade]], usually known as the "Marseilles affair". | ||
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| == Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil == | == Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil == | ||
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| Described as "a [[plain]] and [[uneducated]] young aristocrat, raised in fear of God, when she was married on [[May 17]], [[1763]] to the [[Marquis de Sade]] by her [[unscrupulous]] parents. He already was a [[libertine]] and [[atheist]]. Yet, from the day they met, Renée Pélagie fell [[passion]]ately in love with her husband and devoted herself totally to him. It's Sade's first and only marriage. Renée's 10-year-younger sister [[Anne-Prospère de Launay]], became his mistress with her blessing eight years later." | Described as "a [[plain]] and [[uneducated]] young aristocrat, raised in fear of God, when she was married on [[May 17]], [[1763]] to the [[Marquis de Sade]] by her [[unscrupulous]] parents. He already was a [[libertine]] and [[atheist]]. Yet, from the day they met, Renée Pélagie fell [[passion]]ately in love with her husband and devoted herself totally to him. It's Sade's first and only marriage. Renée's 10-year-younger sister [[Anne-Prospère de Launay]], became his mistress with her blessing eight years later." | ||
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| - | == Constance Quesnet == | ||
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| - | :''[[Marie-Constance Quesnet ]] | ||
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| - | [[August 25]], [[1790]] - [[Sade]] meets [[Marie-Constance Quesnet]], age 33, a former actress, abandoned by her husband. Sade's relationship with her and with her six-year old son Charles will last the rest of Sade's life. | ||
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| - | Sade dedicates ''[[The Misfortunes of Virtue|Justine]]'' to her. | ||
| == Anne-Prospère de Launay == | == Anne-Prospère de Launay == | ||
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| On [[May 10]] [[1781]] Lady Anne de Launay falls ill with [[smallpox]], the first signs of the disease appearing on Thursday evening. On [[May 13]] she dies at 1:00 p.m. | On [[May 10]] [[1781]] Lady Anne de Launay falls ill with [[smallpox]], the first signs of the disease appearing on Thursday evening. On [[May 13]] she dies at 1:00 p.m. | ||
| - | == Jeanne Testard == | + | == Madame de Montreuil == |
| - | :''[[Jeanne Testard]] | + | :''[[Marie-Madeleine Masson de Plissay, Dame Cordier de Launay de Montreuil]] |
| - | On October 18, 1765 the Marquis de Sade offered the 20 year old pregnant Testard 2 gold louis to go home with him. In his bedroom he asked the young woman if she believed in God, Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. | + | '''Madame de Montreuil''' (1741 – 1810) was the Marquis de Sade's mother-in-law. She obtained multiple [[lettres de cachet]] to ensure de Sade's continuous imprisonment in the [[Bastille]] and [[Charenton]]. |
| - | == Marie-Dorothée de Rousset == | + | =Love affairs= |
| + | == Constance Quesnet == | ||
| - | :''[[Marie-Dorothée de Rousset]] | + | :''[[Marie-Constance Quesnet ]] |
| - | [[Joseph-François de Rémerville]] sa petite-nièce [[Marie-Dorothée de Rousset]] (1744-1784), dite Milli, fut l'ambiguë amie du [[Marquis de Sade]] et de son épouse [[Renée-Pélagie]]. | + | [[August 25]], [[1790]] - [[Sade]] meets [[Marie-Constance Quesnet]], age 33, a former actress, abandoned by her husband. Sade's relationship with her and with her six-year old son Charles will last the rest of Sade's life. |
| - | == Madame de Montreuil == | + | Sade dedicates ''[[The Misfortunes of Virtue|Justine]]'' to her. |
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| - | :''[[Marie-Madeleine Masson de Plissay, Dame Cordier de Launay de Montreuil]] | + | |
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| - | '''Madame de Montreuil''' (1741 – 1810) was the Marquis de Sade's mother-in-law. She obtained multiple [[lettres de cachet]] to ensure de Sade's continuous imprisonment in the [[Bastille]] and [[Charenton]]. | + | |
| == Mademoiselle Beauvoisin == | == Mademoiselle Beauvoisin == | ||
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| Mademoiselle Beauvoisin was a dancer. She met the Marquis de Sade on April 26, 1765. She was one month pregnant when they became lovers. The affair ended on January 3, 1766. | Mademoiselle Beauvoisin was a dancer. She met the Marquis de Sade on April 26, 1765. She was one month pregnant when they became lovers. The affair ended on January 3, 1766. | ||
| - | == Marguerite Coste == | + | =Friends= |
| - | :''[[Marguerite Coste]] | + | == Marie-Dorothée de Rousset == |
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| + | :''[[Marie-Dorothée de Rousset]] | ||
| - | :[[Marguerite Coste]] was a 25-year-old prostitute when on Saturday evening [[June 27]], [[1772]] she met the [[Marquis Sade]] in her Marseilles apartment. The Marquis offered her several pastilles from his crystal candy box. After a few moments he asked the prostitute to lie [[face down]] on the bed so that he could lick her bottom and she could fart into his mouth. She declined his request to [[sodomize]] her and after "amusing himself with her person" the Marquis paid her six francs and left. Ms. Coste spent the next week vomiting and suffering from severe stomach pain. Apparently Sade had dosed his candy with [[cantharis]] ("Spanish Fly") and Ms. Coste (among several other prostitutes visited by the Marquis) got violently ill. Ms. Coste eventually recovered but not before she set in motion the wheels of justice over the Marquis. On [[December 8]], [[1772]] [[Sade was arrested in Italy]] in connection with what has become known as the "[[Marseilles Affair]]."[http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/swfl.html] | + | [[Marie-Dorothée de Rousset]] (1744-1784), known as Milli, was a friend of [[Marquis de Sade]] and of his wife [[Renée-Pélagie]]. |
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Illustration: Portrait fantaisiste du marquis de Sade (1866) by H. Biberstein
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This page is a list of women Marquis de Sade was involved with, either romantically, for paid services, family or platonic love.
First there is his wife, Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, her sister Anne-Prospère de Launay and their mother Madame de Montreuil, Sade's mother-in-law. The women of his scandals are Jeanne Testard, Rose Keller and Marguerite Coste. His lovers include Constance Quesnet and Marguerite Coste. Finally, there is the friend of himself and his wife, Marie-Dorothée de Rousset, whith whom Sade had a platonic friendship.
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Scandals
Jeanne Testard
On October 18, 1763 the Marquis de Sade offered the 20 year old pregnant Testard 2 gold louis to go home with him. In his bedroom he asked the young woman if she believed in God, Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Rose Keller
On April 3rd, 1768, Easter Day Rose Keller is picked up by the Marquis de Sade and taken back to a house in Arcueil, where she was bound and flogged.
Marguerite Coste
Marguerite Coste, a 25-year-old prostitute from Marseille, was the victim of a non-lethal poisoning case, one of the scandals of Marquis de Sade, usually known as the "Marseilles affair".
Family
Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil
Renée Pélagie de Montreuil (December 3, 1741 - July 7, 1810) was the wife of Marquis de Sade.
Described as "a plain and uneducated young aristocrat, raised in fear of God, when she was married on May 17, 1763 to the Marquis de Sade by her unscrupulous parents. He already was a libertine and atheist. Yet, from the day they met, Renée Pélagie fell passionately in love with her husband and devoted herself totally to him. It's Sade's first and only marriage. Renée's 10-year-younger sister Anne-Prospère de Launay, became his mistress with her blessing eight years later."
Anne-Prospère de Launay
Anne-Prospère de Launay (December 27, 1751 - May 13, 1781) was the sister-in-law of Marquis de Sade.
In the autumn of 1771 Anne-Prospère left her convent to make her home with the de Sades and their children after which Sade began an affair with her.
She wrote the passionate letter, written in blood « Je jure à M. le marquis de Sade, mon amant, de n’être jamais qu’à lui. … de ne jamais ni ne me marier, ni me donner à d’autres, de lui être fidèlement attachée, tant que le sang dont je me sers pour sceller ce serment coulera dans mes veines. Je lui fais le sacrifice de ma vie, de mon amour et de mes sentiments, avec la même ardeur que je lui ai fait celui de ma virginité. (…) »).
This letter was kept by Sade, transmitted to his descendents and discovered and published in 2006 by Maurice Lever among three other letters by the young lady.
On May 10 1781 Lady Anne de Launay falls ill with smallpox, the first signs of the disease appearing on Thursday evening. On May 13 she dies at 1:00 p.m.
Madame de Montreuil
Madame de Montreuil (1741 – 1810) was the Marquis de Sade's mother-in-law. She obtained multiple lettres de cachet to ensure de Sade's continuous imprisonment in the Bastille and Charenton.
Love affairs
Constance Quesnet
August 25, 1790 - Sade meets Marie-Constance Quesnet, age 33, a former actress, abandoned by her husband. Sade's relationship with her and with her six-year old son Charles will last the rest of Sade's life.
Sade dedicates Justine to her.
Mademoiselle Beauvoisin
Mademoiselle Beauvoisin was a dancer. She met the Marquis de Sade on April 26, 1765. She was one month pregnant when they became lovers. The affair ended on January 3, 1766.
Friends
Marie-Dorothée de Rousset
Marie-Dorothée de Rousset (1744-1784), known as Milli, was a friend of Marquis de Sade and of his wife Renée-Pélagie.
