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Birth of Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France. His parents were Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret and Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who is distinguished as a general and highest rank of any black man in a European army. -
Henry III and His Courts
While working for Louis-Philippe, Dumas began his passion for writing. His first play, Henry III and His Courts, produced when he was 27 years old, was extremely popular. This play begin his fame in France. -
Marie Laure Catherine Labay
Although Dumas married actress Ida Ferrier, he had lots of affairs with other women and was known to have fathered at least four children by them. The most famous child with Marie Laure Catherine Labay and the child being Alexandre, whom followed in Dumas's footsteps as a writer. -
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo was first published in 1845 in the weekly Journal des débats. It was known as possibly the greatest book he has ever made, creating financial success and more popularity -
Château de Monte Cristo in Port Marly, Yvelines, France
After becoming famous and rich enough due to his popularity for writing literature and plays, he purchased land and built Château de Monte Cristo in Port Marly, Yvelines, France. Unfortunately, debt forced him to relocate to Belgium in 1851, and later to Russia. He continued to publish even when he had to flee from debt. -
Indipendente
In March 1861, Dumas traveled to Italy and for the next three years participated in the movement for Italian unification. He founded and led a newspaper called Indipendente (which is Italian for Independent). Returning to Paris in 1864, he published popular travel books about Italy. -
Death of Alexandre Dumas
Dumas died at his son's home in Puys, France, where historians believe his cause of death to be of a stroke. In 2002, his body was moved to the Panthéon in Paris.
