Sadeian women
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Sadeian women
On April 3, 1768 the 36 year-old widow Rose Keller was begging on the Place des Victoires. She met the Marquis de Sade and went with him to a house on Rue de Lardenay in Arcueil. It was about 12:30 pm. The Marquis proceeded to tie up and whip Ms. Keller. From mid-back to lower thigh she was whipped "until she bled." The Marquis then made cuts on Rose Keller's flesh using a penknife for the purpose of dripping "molten sealing wax over her wounds." When she yelled out he threatened to kill her. After he sexually climaxed the Marquis untied Ms. Keller. He then gave her a kettle of water and a towel so she could clean herself. He brought her some food and a small bottle of wine. When finally left alone Ms. Keller managed to escape and reported the Marquis' behavior to law enforcement personnel.
She was born December 2, 1741, the Daughter of Claude-Rene Montreuil and Marie-Madeleine Masson de Plissay. She was 18 months younger then the Marquis de Sade whom she married on May 15, 1763. An obedient wife she allowed her husband to perform sodomy with her.
Marie-Constance Renelle Quesnet met the Marquis de Sade on August 25, 1790. She was 33 and had been abandoned by her husband. Sade called her "Sensible." She was his constant companion from 1790 until his death. He would also take care of her son, Charles Quesnet. In August 1804 she joined him in the asylum at Charenton to be with him.
Anne-Prospere was the Marquis de Sade's sister-in-law. She was his wife's younger sister. Born December 27, 1751. She may be the model for the character Julie in Sade's Portrait de Mlle de L****. It is probable that when his sister-in-law came to his home at La Coste in the Spring of 1771 Sade had a romantic affair with her. She was then 20, religious and a virgin. When Sade fled to Italy after the "Marseilles" affair Anne-Prospere was with him. Anne-Prospere died suddenly on May 13, 1781 in Paris of smallpox complicated by an inflammation of the lower abdomen.
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. When she said that she did the Marquis de Sade began masturbating and shouted out that Christ was a motherfucker. The Marquis then took Testard into another room that contained a variety of whips, religious and obscene paintings and engravings. Hanging on the wall were three ivory Christs. The Marquis de Sade took two of the ivory Christs down and trampled on one while using the other to masturbate. When he was finished he instructed the very reluctant Testard to do the same. She obliged only after the Marquis threatened to run her through with his sword. However she successfully resisted his instruction to take an enema and relieve herself on the ivory Christ. The Marquis and Ms. Testard spent the rest of the night together and he read profane and lascivious poetry to her. The next morning, despite having signed, at the Marquis' request, an agreement not to discuss the details of her encounter with him, Testard went to the police. After an investigation Sade was arrested on October 29 and put in the Vincennes prison.
The Marquis de Sade met de Rousset in the Summer of 1778 after he was released from prison. Madame de Sade had employed her as a housekeeper/governess at their home at La Coste. Ms. de Rousset nicknamed the Marquis, "Monsieur le Fagot d'Epines" ("Mr. Prickly"). The Marquis' relationship with Ms. de Rousset was perhaps his most touching and sensitive. While the affair and affection was deep it was not overtly sexual. There was an eventual falling out between the two but the Marquis was always endeared to her. She was a devoted employee of Madame de Sade and worked tirelessly to help get Sade released from prison. She died on January 25, 1784 at the age of 40.
Madame de Montreuil was the Marquis de Sade's mother-in-law. Marie-Madeleine Masson de Plissay was also known as la Presidente. While her family was not from the same noble class as the Marquis they did represent the growing and increasingly influential bourgeoisie. Madame de Montreuil was instrumental in arranging her eldest daughter's marriage to the Marquis. She was, subsequently, very instrumental in assuring the Marquis' confinement as he had become quite an embarrassment to her and her family.
Ms. Beauvoisin was a courtesan when she met the Marquis de Sade on April 26, 1765. She was one month pregnant when they became lovers. The Marquis and Ms. Beauvoisin spent July and August together. The Marquis' affair with this demoiselle greatly irritated his mother-in-law, Madame de Montreuil who kept the truth from her daughter, the Marquis' wife. Apparently the Marquis refrained from any cruelty with this lover. The affair ended on January 3, 1766 much to the Marquis' dismay.
Ms. 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."
