MOLIÈRE, 400e ! If Armande Béjart is indeed Madeleine’s daughter and not her little sister, her real father was the Count of Modena.
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Ohas embroidered so much on Molière’s life! To celebrate the 400e anniversary of his birth, it’s time to find the man behind the actor.
On January 23, 1662, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, married Armande Béjart. On the marriage contract, this is given for the daughter of Joseph Béjart and Marie Hervé. Which makes her the younger sister of Madeleine, the former companion of Molière. Today, the archives have revealed their secret. Armande is indeed Madeleine’s daughter, but absolutely not Molière’s. The real father is well known and was Madeleine’s official lover for many years. It is about Esprit de Raymond, comte de Modène. The couple even had a first child that the father recognized before the boy died before …
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