double-edged sword
Julie d’Aubigny (1673-1707) was a 17th century swords woman and opera singer! What an interesting combo!
Her father, Gaston d’Aubigny was a secretary to Louis de Lorraine-Guise, comte d’Armagnac, the Master of the Horse for King Louis XIV. Because Gaston trained court pages, his daughter was trained in dancing, reading, drawing, and fencing. When she was a bit older, she traveled to Marseille- stopping along the way to performimpromptu fencing shows while dressed as a man.
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