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Marie Duplessis (born Alphonsine Rose Plessis; 15 January 1824 – 3 February 1847 ) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the
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See moreMarie Duplessis was born Alphonsine Rose Plessis in 1824 to Marin Plessis and Marie Plessis (née Deshayes) at Nonant-le-Pin, Normandy, France. At the age of 15, she moved to Paris, where she found work in a dress shop.
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See moreMarie Duplessis died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 on 3 February 1847. Her husband, the comte de Perregaux, and her former lover, the
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See moreDumas' 1848 romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias was based on Duplessis. It appeared within a year of her death. In the book, Dumas became "Armand Duval" and Duplessis "Marguerite Gautier". Dumas also adapted his story as a 1852 play, which inspired
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