Marie Duplessis
19th-century French courtesan · France · On the map · Lived 1824 to 1847 · aged 23
Marie Duplessis 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 fils, one of Duplessis's lovers.
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Much of what is known about her has been derived from the literary persona and contemporary legends.