History UsefulNotes / JulieDAubigny

* ActionGirl: Julie was a master fencer and duelist who fought ten known duels, including ''twice'' against three men at once, and in another case burnt down a convent as part of a scheme to reunite with a paramour. Most of her antics would not have been out of place for a ''male'' hero in TheSwashbuckler genre.

* Starting an affair [[BiTheWay with a girl]], following her to a convent where [[LockedAwayInAMonastery her parents sent her in response]], then placing the body of a [[FakingTheDead dead nun in the girl's bed]] and [[RefugeInAudacity setting the entire place on fire]] to cover their escape[[note]]for which she later had to be personally pardoned by the Sun King, at the behest of d'Armagnac[[/note]].

* ActionGirl: Julie was a master fencer and duelist who fought ten known duels, including ''twice'' against three men at once.

* {{Cuckold}}: It should be noted that throughout her wild career Julie was actually ''married''. Some speculation suggests that rather than the convent, she may actually have returned to her husband when she retired.

* CurbStompBattle: ''Many'' adversaries ended up on the receiving end of one at her hands, but the beating she gave [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Gaulard_Dumesny Dumensy]] — both physically ''and'' [[HumiliationConga to his ego]] — must be seen to be believed.[[note]]When he balked at dueling her over offenses he gave to several other female singer, she beat his ass with her cane and robbed him. When he embellished what happened later among the singers for sympathy she produced all his stolen effects and exposed him.[[/note]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: A ''big'' part of how Julie got away with many of her escapades was simply having friends or lovers of status who could smooth over the consequences. d'Armagnac alone interceded on her behalf with the King on several occasions.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: It may be stretching the definition of "wholesome," but Julie made a routine habit of dressing in men's clothing, or even presenting herself as ''Monsieur'' Maupin. In one famous incident, a man listening to her sing in a tavern expressed doubt as to whether she was actually a woman. [[SexyCoatFlashing she promptly ripped open her doublet to prove it.]]

* Returning to Paris in 1690 to sing in the world-famous Paris Opera, first as a soprano, but switched to her natural ContraltoOfDanger over the years.[[note]]In fact, ''Tancrède''[='=]s [[WarriorPrincess Saracene princess]] Clorinde, a part written specifically for her, is considered to be the first major contralto role in the history of French opera.[[/note]]

* Hiding from French justice in Brussels, where she sang at Opéra du Quai au Foin and (naturally) had an affair with [[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Maximilian II Emanuel, Prince-Elector of Bavaria]] until 1698.

* ActionGirl: Julie was master fencer and duelist, who fought ten known duels, including ''twice'' against three men at once.

* FatalMethodActing: The incident which soured her relationship with Maximilian II Emanuel involved her stabbing herself with an ''actual'' dagger. As with DrivenToSuicide above, she survived that attempt.

* WanderingMinstrel: Julie's career started singing in taverns and inns while traveling with her lover, where she would sing to the patrons, while her partner would give demonstrations of swordplay.[[note]]Once Julie surpassed him with the sword she took on the whole show herself.[[/note]] This would become a regular fixture of her career for the rest of her life when she wasn't working with one of the formal opera companies.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: Julie was a notable beauty with fair skin and black hair.

* DownerEnding: Julie's life may have been exciting, but it was also tragically short. Her date and cause of death is unclear, but she is believed to have died around 1707 at the age of 33[[note]]it is believed she passed away before her 34th birthday[[/note]]. Her place of burial has also gone unrecorded.

* HotBlooded: Julie was noted for having a ''ferocious'' temper. Notably, Maximilian II tried to buy her off with 40,000 francs to get her to leave once she became too uncontrollable. In a rage she threw the purse at his messenger (and in some versions of the story ''physically assaulted him'').

* ShroudedInMyth: Julie's life has been the subject of so much myth, legend, and rumor, it's actually not entirely clear how much ''actually'' happened, and how much was embellished over time. In fact her given name may not have even been Julia or Julie at all, and though the most common story is that she retired to a convent where she later died, even this isn't entirely certain (at least some tellings have her return to her husband by 1705).

* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Marquise de Florensac, Julie's final love, was considered the most beautiful woman in France at the time.

* LockedAwayInAMonastery: The parents of Julie's first female lover tried to hide their daughter from scandal and Julie's further advanced in a convent... which ''backfired'' rather spectacularly.

* EasilyForgiven: Despite comitting a few crimes with quite severe punishments (such as torching a convent, after which she was sentenced to death by burning, or getting into a duel after crashing a ball where the King's brother was in residence) she always had someone to intercede on her behalf and get her sentences overturned.

* DownerEnding: Julie's life may have been exciting, but it was also tragically short. Her date and cause of death is unclear, but she is believed to have died around 1707 at the age of 34. Her place of burial has also gone unrecorded.

* Getting challenged to a duel by three young noblemen for kissing a young woman at a [[DancesAndBalls Versailles ball]] in 1695, defeating all of them, and amusing the King enough to receive ''another'' royal pardon[[note]]since duels were illegal in Paris at the time[[/note]].

* Seducing her dad's boss, the Comte d'Armagnac, at the age of ''14'', marrying another guy on paper[[note]]"Maupin" was actually her husband's surname[[/note]], then running off with a third paramour (her fencing master, a man named Sérannes) to Marseilles, where she began singing in the opera.[[note]](the period equivalent of becoming a [[TheRockStar rock star]]).[[/note]]
* Starting an affair [[BiTheWay with a girl]], following her to a convent where [[LockedAwayInAMonastery her parents sent her in response]], then placing the body of a [[FakingTheDead dead nun in the girl's bed]] and [[RefugeInAudacity setting the entire place on fire]] to cover their escape.[[note]]for which she later had to be personally pardoned by the Sun King, at the behest of d'Armagnac[[/note]]

* Returning to Paris in 1690 to sing in the world-famous Paris Opera, first as a soprano, but switched to her natural ContraltoOfDanger over the years.[[note]]in fact, ''Tancrède''[='=]s [[WarriorPrincess Saracene princess]] Clorinde, a part written specifically for her, is considered to be the first major contralto role in the history of French opera[[/note]]

* Getting challenged to a duel by three young noblemen for kissing a young woman at a [[DancesAndBalls Versailles ball]] in 1695, defeating all of them, and amusing the King enough to receive ''another'' royal pardon.[[note]]since duels were illegal in Paris at the time[[/note]]

* Seducing her dad's boss, the Comte d'Armagnac, at the age of ''14'', marrying another guy on paper[[note]]"Maupin" was actually her husband's surname[[/note]], then running off with a third paramour (her fencing master) to Marseilles, where she began singing in the opera[[note]](the period equivalent of becoming a [[TheRockStar rock star]]).[[/note]]

* ActionGirl: Julie was master fencer and duelist.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: A part of why Julie was EasilyForgiven for some of her antics was because the King found the entire thing hilarious.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Julie was known for her simmering contralto voice. In fact, she was the ''first'' contralto to sing the lead role in the Paris Opera, and may very well be the TropeMaker.

* ReallyGetsAround: Throughout her lifetime Julie left a trail of broken heart and discarded lovers by the handful in her wake.

* TakingTheVeil: In one of her most legendary escapades she pulled this as a ruse to gain access to a lover, when her parents sent her to a convent to keep them apart. Later she joined a convent after retiring following the death of the Marquise de Florensac.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: It may be stretching the definition of "wholesome," but Julie made a routine habit of dressing in men's clothing, or even presenting herself as ''Monsieur'' Maupin.

* Growing up as OneOfTheBoys, learning swordsmanship from her father, who trained [[TheSquire pages]] at UsefulNotes/LouisXIV's court in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}
* Seducing her dad's boss, the Comte d'Armagnac, at the age of ''14'', marrying another guy on paper[[note]]"Maupin" was actually her husband's surname[[/note]], then running off with a third paramour to Marseilles, where she began singing in the opera[[note]](the period equivalent of becoming a [[TheRockStar rock star]])[[/note]]
* Starting an affair [[BiTheWay with a girl]], following her to a convent where [[LockedAwayInAMonastery her parents sent her in response]], then placing the body of a [[FakingTheDead dead nun in the girl's bed]] and [[RefugeInAudacity setting the entire place on fire]] to cover their escape[[note]]for which she later had to be personally pardoned by the Sun King, at the behest of d'Armagnac[[/note]]
* [[MasterSwordsman Beating the Duke of Luynes' son and two of his flunkies]] in a SwordFight over an insult, then seducing him when he came over to apologize later
* Returning to Paris in 1690 to sing in the world-famous Paris Opera, first as a soprano, but switched to her natural ContraltoOfDanger over the years[[note]]in fact, ''Tancrède''[='=]s [[WarriorPrincess Saracene princess]] Clorinde, a part written specifically for her, is considered to be the first major contralto role in the history of French opera[[/note]]
* Alternatively seducing or beating up ([[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sometimes both]]) [[ReallyGetsAround most, if not all,]] of her fellow actors [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and actresses]] in Paris
* Getting challenged to a duel by three young noblemen for kissing a young woman at a [[DancesAndBalls Versailles ball]] in 1695, defeating all of them, and amusing the King enough to receive ''another'' royal pardon[[note]]since duels were illegal in Paris at the time[[/note]]
* Hiding from French justice in Brussels, where she sang at Opéra du Quai au Foin and (naturally) had an affair with [[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Maximilian II Emanuel, Prince-Elector of Bavaria]] until 1698
* Becoming the mistress of Marquise de Florensac, whose sudden DeathByChildbirth [[BrokenBird broke La Maupin]] so much, she retired from the opera in 1705 and [[DeathByDespair died]] in a convent two years later
* Remaining technically married all this time and leaving no known grave behind

As may imagine, La Maupin's life has inspired numerous works of fiction.

* [[MasterSwordsman Beating the Duke of Luynes' son and two of his flunkies]] in a SwordFight over an insult, then seducing him when he came over later to apologize

* Remaining technically married all this time and leaving behind no known grave

* Returning to Paris in 1690 to sing in the world-famous Paris Opera, first as a soprano, but increasingly as her natural ContraltoOfDanger[[note]]in fact, ''Tancrède''[='=]s [[WarriorPrincess Saracene princess]] Clorinde, a part written specifically for her, is considered to be the first major contralto role in the history of French opera[[/note]]

Julie d'Aubigny (1673-1707), also known as [[RedBaron La Maupin]], was a notorious French [[CulturedBadass swordswoman and opera singer]] who lived a short but tumultuous life at the height of [[UsefulNotes/LEtatCestMoi French absolutism]]. Some of her more famous exploits included:

* Starting an affair [[BiTheWay with a girl]], following her to a [[LockedAwayInAMonastery convent where her parents sent her]] in response, then placing the body of a [[FakingTheDead dead nun in the girl's bed]] and [[RefugeInAudacity setting the entire place on fire]] to cover their escape[[note]]for which she later had to be personally pardoned by the Sun King, at the behest of d'Armagnac[[/note]]

* Returning to Paris in 1690 to sing in the world-famous Paris Opera, first as a soprano, but increasingly as her natural ContraltoOfDanger[[note]]in fact, ''Tancrède''[='=]s [[WarriorPrincess Saracene princess]] Clorinde, a part written specifically for her, is considered the first major contralto role in the history of French opera[[/note]]

* In ''ComicBook/DoctorWhoTitan'', d'Aubigny briefly accompanies the Twelfth Doctor in the chapter "Terror of the Cabinet Noir", challenging him to a duel but, surprisingly, not attempting to seduce him -- at least, not "on screen"...

* Growing up as OneOfTheBoys, trained in swordsmanship by her father who trained the pages at UsefulNotes/LouisXIV's court in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}

Julie d'Aubigny (1673-1707), also known as [[RedBaron La Maupin]], was a notorious French [[LadyOfWar swordswoman]] and [[ContraltoOfDanger opera singer]] who lived a short but tumultuous life at the height of [[UsefulNotes/LEtatCestMoi French absolutism]]. Some of her more famous exploits included:

* Growing up as OneOfTheBoys, trained in swordsmanship by her father who trained the pages at Louis XIV's court in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}