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Birth
Julie d'Aubigny was born to Gaston d'Aubigny, Master of the Horse to King Louis XVI. In her childhood, her father taught her to sing, dance, paint, and fence. -
Courting the Count
When she was sixteen, she had an affair with the Count of Armagnac, who was very fond of her; he enjoyed especially showing her off to the court. However, she proved to be too much for him to handle; this caused him to marry her off to a man known only as Monsieur Maupin. -
Maupin
Monsieur Maupin lived on an island in the French Indies. The island life didn't appeal to Julie one bit; she, therefore, stayed in France while he was gone. They rarely saw each other as a result. However, because Julie was married, she was able to get away with much more than she would have otherwise. -
The Fencing Master
She quickly made a name for herself as a duelist; most aristocrats wouldn't dare challenge her. At some point in her adventures, she met a fencing master named Serannes. They hit it off relatively quickly; he trained her on the finer points of fencing and dueling, and they had something of a relationship on the side. She quickly surpassed his skill level. -
Flight from Paris
Serannes, Julie finds out, is wanted for murder. Lieutenant-General Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie attempts to arrest them but they escape to Marseille. -
France's Annie Oakley
In Marseille, Serannes and Julie made a tidy sum from their talents. They would set up shop in an inn or tavern, Julie would sing a few songs, and then Serannes and Julie would hold an exhibition fencing match, and then challenge anyone brave enough for high stakes. Inevitably, they won every time. -
Nun Too Holy
Julie eventually grew tired of Serannes, so she left him for a girl whose name has been lost. When the girl's parents got wind of it, they sent her to a convent in Avignon. Julie followed her and took the holy orders, replaced her lover's body with a dead nun's, and set the place on fire to create a diversion while they escaped. They lived together for three months before the girl returned to her family. -
No Biz Like Show Biz
Julie, after winning a duel, had a habit of singing a mocking song to her defeated opponent. Evidently, she did so very well, because one day she was approached by a scout from the Paris Opera who asked her to star in Cadmus et Hermione as Pallas Athena. She accepted and fell in love with several of the singers; most female. -
A Lover and/or a Fighter
At one point, she was performing in a tavern. As she was singing, three men began heckling her, so she dragged them out to the courtyard, and when they all jumped her, she drew her blade and stabbed each of them twelve times before going back inside and finishing her song. The next day, feeling bad about it, she went up(...) -
A Lover and/or a Fighter (Cont'd)
(...)to his room to check on him. He was enamored with her and they ended up together for several days. -
The Big Scandal
She was a favorite guest of several nobles; at one point she was even a guest of King Louis XVI himself. She showed up in a bright red tunic and flirted with a good majority of the women there. The noblemen tolerated it until she kissed a woman right in front of the royal family; at that point, several men told her to act more ladylike, to which she politely responded with an invitation to take this thing outside. She beat all three of them in consecutive duels, then returned to the party. -
The Big Scandal (Cont'd)
So the fracas at the king's party drew a bit of heat on her, so she went to Brussels and lived with the ruler of the Spanish Netherlands for several years before returning to Paris. -
Back Home
She eventually did return to Paris, where she reunited with her Monsieur Maupin, and resumed her career as an opera singer. -
Death
Julie d'Aubigny died at 37 of unknown causes.