Theroigne de Mericourt

Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt was a singer, orator and organizer in the French Revolution. She was born at Marcourt, in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, a small town in the modern Belgian province of Luxembourg. She was active in the French Revolution and worked within the Austrian Low Countries to also foster revolution. She was held in an Austrian prison from 1791 to 1792 for being an agent provocateur in Belgium. She was a cofounder of a Parisian revolutionary club and had warrants for her arrest issued in France for her alleged participation in the October Days uprising. She is known both for her portrayal in the French Revolutionary press and for her subsequent mental breakdown and institutionalization.