Aimée de Coigny

Aimée de Coigny
La Jeune Captive
Born
Anne-Françoise-Aimée de Franquetot de Coigny

(1769-10-12)12 October 1769
Paris, France
Died17 January 1820(1820-01-17) (aged 50)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSalonnière

Aimée de Coigny (12 October 1769 – 17 January 1820) was a French noblewoman who was known as a great beauty and was imprisoned during the French Revolution. André Chénier's elegy la Jeune Captive, published in 1795, was inspired by her ordeal.

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