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Ninon de l'Enclos
French author and courtesan (1620–1705)
Ninon de L'Enclos | |
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Ninon de L'Enclos, by unknown artist. | |
| Born | (1620-11-10)10 November 1620[1] Paris, France |
| Died | 17 October 1705(1705-10-17) (aged 84) Paris, France |
Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos, also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos (10 November 1620[1] – 17 October 1705), was a French author, courtesan and patron of the arts.[2]
Early life
Born Anne de l'Enclos in Paris on 10 November 1620,[1] she was nicknamed "Ninon" at an early age by her father, Henri de l'Enclos, a lutenist and published composer, who taught her to sing and play the lute.[3] In 1632, he was exiled from France after a duel.
When Ninon's mother, Marie Barbe de la Marche, died ten years later, the unmarried Ninon entered a convent, only to leave the next year. For the remainder of her life she was determined to remain unmarried and independent.[4]