Alexandre Dumas "le fils" meaning "the son", was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camlias ( The Lady of the Camellias) published in 1848. The first record of him as "Alexandre Dumas" is in the registry book of the Queen's Dragoons (joined 2 June 1786). Humanity" (Monsieur de l'Humanit) by local sans-culottes; they wanted to intimidate him to conform to their political line at a time when French generals were extremely vulnerable to accusations of treason that often led to execution. [62], In October 1792, Dumas accepted a commission as lieutenant colonel in (and second-in-command of) the Lgion franche des Amricains et du Midi, founded a month earlier by Julien Raimond. [24], Along with Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, Grard de Nerval, Eugne Delacroix and Honor de Balzac, Dumas was a member of the Club des Hashischins, which met monthly to take hashish at a hotel in Paris. "En consideration des obligations cy dessus contractees par led. Sincere lover of liberty and equality, convinced that all free men are equals, he will be proud to march out before you, to aid you in your efforts, and the coalition of tyrants will learn that they are loathed equally by men of all colors.[82]. Alexandre Dumas is a celebrated French author best known for his historical adventure novels, including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay (1794-1868), a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas. [67], Though his victory won Dumas praise from political leaders in Paris, he was called before the Committee of Public Safety in June 1794, for reasons unspecified but probably to face charges of treason, as this was the period of the "Great Terror", a period of accelerated political executions in the final months of the Reign of Terror period of the French Revolution. [55] Dumas did not sign as witness to the marriage contract. For his son, see, Letter from M. de Chauvinault, former royal prosecutor in, Judgment in a dispute between Alexandre Dumas (named as Thomas Rethor) and his fathers widow, Marie Retou Davy de la Pailleterie, Archives Nationale de France, LX465. In 1775, Antoine sailed to France to claim the family inheritance, pawning his black son into slavery to buy passage. Antoine however retained ownership of Thomas-Alexandre (his only natural son) and took the boy with him to France. The story of his life should become the blueprint for his son's most famous novels ' T he Count of Monte Christo ' and ' The Three . [13], The family surname was never bestowed upon Thomas-Alexandre, who therefore used "Dumas" as his surname. 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Antoine's mother, the Marquise Jeanne-Franoise, died in 1757 and his father, the Marquis Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, died in 1758. Labouret), Aimee-letellier Letellier (geb. in Marly-le-Roi, France, This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Alexandre DUMAS (1824), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. Alexandre Dumas (1803-1870), the prolific French author of plays, popular romances, and historical novels, wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. He focused on increasing military discipline and eliminating soldiers' abuses of the local population. Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie,[9] born 1714, was the oldest of three sons of the Marquis Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie (1674 25 December 1758)[12] and Jeanne-Franoise Paultre (or Pautre) de Dominon (d. Alexandre Dumas is geboren op 24 juli 1802 in Villers, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, zoon van Thomas Alexandre Dumas en Marie Labouret.. Hij is overleden op 5 december 1870 in Puys, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. His country home outside Paris, the Chteau de Monte-Cristo, has been restored and is open to the public as a museum. [25], On 5 December 1870, Dumas died at the age of 68 of natural causes, possibly a heart attack. The Dumas family name was adopted from Alexandre's grandmother, an . Author unknown, Le gnral Alexandre Dumas, homme de couleur, n.d. [1797], Bibliothque nationale de France, NAF 24641, quoted by Reiss (2012). Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay (1794-1868), a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, known as Alexandre Dumas, was a French general. He founded a production studio, staffed with writers who turned out hundreds of stories, all subject to his personal direction, editing, and additions. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a mulatto born in the French colony of Saint Domingue ( Haiti ). As of August2017[update] its president is Claude Schopp. [10], Dumas spent his first years in the Queen's Dragoons in the provincial town of Laon, Picardy, close to the border with the Austrian Netherlands. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. 2 Chapter 1 The beginning of the nineteenth century was a time of audacious enterprises and strange , An excellent biography of the three Alexandre Dumas is located in the first folder of the collection, and this sketch includes a literary synopsis of the careers of Alexandre Dumas, pere and Alexandre Dumas, fils. [39], Two other documents attest that Marie-Cessette was alive after 1772: a letter recounting her sale in 1775[17] and an 1801 document signed by Dumas, saying that "Marie-Cezette" will be in charge of General Dumas's properties in Saint-Domingue. [61], A corporal by 1792, Dumas had his first combat experience in a French attack on the Austrian Netherlands in April of that year. Dumas frequently commanded the legion, as Saint-Georges was often absent. [38], Sources differ on the date and circumstance of her death. This is probably my least favorite fact about Dumas, but it needs to be mentioned. "[70], In September 1795 Dumas served under General Jean-Baptiste Klber in the Army of the Rhine. In about 1859, he moved to Russia, where French was the second language of the elite and his writings were enormously popular. Napoleon's forces, under the command of Dumas's fellow general Joachim Murat, eventually defeated Ferdinand IV's army and secured Dumas's release in March 1801.[81]. negresses cy devans nommes es leurs Enfans []." It described his face as 'something closer to ebony' than to 'bronze. Dumas was the Father of the famous French author Alexandre Dumas [ 5] and the first black General in the French army. [15] In his speech, Chirac said: With you, we were D'Artagnan, Monte Cristo, or Balsamo, riding along the roads of France, touring battlefields, visiting palaces and castleswith you, we dream.[31]. in Paris, France , France, Died on November 27, 1895 Changing literary fashions decreased his popularity. In boarding schools, Dumas fils was constantly taunted by his classmates because of his family situation. These issues profoundly influenced his thoughts, behaviour, and writing. On 28 August 2020, Google celebrated Dumas with a Google Doodle. Brother of Aime-Letellier Dumas and Louise-Alexandrine Dumas. Family : Change in family responsibilities 27 July 1824 (Illegitimate son Alexandre born) . He had served a 15-day sentence for being involved in selling defective weapons to the French military (a famous scandal at the time known as the Invalides Trial [le procs des Invalides]). Dumas had this, but the French race laws "made it hard for a man of mixed race to claim his rightful title or noble status". Alexandre Dumas established himself as one of the most popular and prolific authors in France, known for plays and historical adventure novels such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte. Shortly before his departure, he sold his long-time concubine Marie-Cessette and two of his own daughters born to her (Adolphe and Jeanette), as also Marie-Cessette oldest daughter Marie-Rose (whose father was a different man) to a Baron who had recently came from Nantes to settle in Saint Domingue. His lengthy Grand Dictionnaire de cuisine (Great Dictionary of Cuisine) was published posthumously in 1873. Father of Alexandre Dumas, fils; Marie-Alexandrine Dumas; Micalla Cllie Josepha lisabeth Cordier and Henri Baur She had performed her sensational role in Mazeppa in London. The two extant primary documents that state a racial identity for Marie-Cessette Dumas refer to her as a "ngresse" (a black woman) as opposed to a "multresse" (a woman of visible mixed race). [45]) He used the simple form "Alex Dumas" starting in 1794. Thomas Alexandre Dumas was born on the 25th of March, 1762, to a white father and his black slave consort in Jeremie in Saint-Domingue (modern Haiti). Leroux to Maulde, 8 July 1773, Archives dpartementales du Pas-de-Calais (Dainville and Arras, France), 10J26. Born to a white nobleman and one of his black slaves in Saint-Domingue, Dumas was nevertheless raised in privilege, being brought to France where he received an aristocratic education. The family slumped into hard times when the father died in 1806, and young Dumas went to Paris to try . The story is written as Grisier's account of how he came to witness the events of the Decembrist revolt in Russia. Dumas's paternal grandparents were a French nobleman and an enslaved Haitian woman. 1870 - Puys, prs de Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Thomas Alexandre Davy De La Pailleterie, Marie Davy De La Pailleterie (ne Labouret), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Marie-Louise lisabeth Labouret, Marie-Alexandrine Dumas, Louise-Alexandrine Dumas, Alexandre Dumas, Marie-Alexandrine Dumas, Micalla-Cllie-Josepha-lisabeth Cordier, Henry Bauer, Dec 5 1870 - Puys Commune de Dieppe (Seine Maritime), Thomas Alexandre Dumas Davy De La Pailleterie, Marie Louise Elizabeth Dumas Davy De La Pailleterie (ne Labouret), Catherine Laure Dumas (N Davy) (ne Labay), Alexandre Dumas (N Davy), Louis Jules Ernest Roch, Thomas Alexandre Dumas-davy-de-la-paillerie, Marie Louise Elizabeth Dumas (ne Labouret), July 24 1802 - Villers-Cotterts, Picardie, France, Dec 5 1870 - Puys, Dieppe, Upper Normandy, France, Thomas Alexandre Davy De La Pailleterie, Marie-louise lisabeth Davy De La Pailleterie (geb. Dumas was born in what is now Haiti to a white father who was a member of the aristocracy and a Black mother who was enslaved. But that short-lived republic had succumbed to an internal uprising by a local force known as the Holy Faith Army, led by Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, in alliance with King Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples, who was at war with France.[80]. Alexandre Dumas, Pre, was born on July 24 th, 1802, in Villers-Cotterts, Aisne, France. He was born 9 September, 1876, to John Sumpter Dumas in Houma, Louisiana. [72], Following the 16 January fighting, Dumas felt insulted by the description of his actions in a battle report by General Berthier, Bonaparte's aide-de-camp, and wrote a letter to Napoleon cursing Berthier. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Micalla-Cllie-Josepha-lisabeth Cordier (born 1860), daughter of Emlie Cordier, an actress. This is assumed to have been his mother's surname, but in fact, the surname "Dumas" occurs only once in connection with Marie-Cessette, and that happens in Europe, when Thomas-Alexandre states, while applying for a marriage license, that his mother's name was "Marie-Cessette Dumas." Although attracted to an extravagant lifestyle and always spending more than he earned, Dumas proved to be an astute marketer. According to his son's memoir, the marriage precipitated a "cooling off" which led the father to tighten Dumas's allowance. See also: Alexandre Dumas, fils. He joined an enormous French armada in preparation for departure to a secret destination. Dumas was 68 years old. , Robert II de Wavrin. [57]) According to the novelist Dumas's account, on hearing of Alexandre's plan, his father insisted that his son take a "nom de guerre" in order that he not drag the noble name "through the lowest ranks of the army". It was called the "American Legion", "Black Legion", or Saint-Georges Legion, after its commanding officer, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Born in Saint-Domingue, Thomas-Alexandre was the son of Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and of Marie-Cessette Dumas, a slave of African descent. As an adult, he used his slave grandmother's surname of Dumas, as his father had done as an adult. [26] Sources have spelling variations of her name, as standardization was not common. From 1839 to 1841, Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. ", Service historique de l'Arme de terre, G.D. 2/S 91, Dossier Dumas de la Pailleterie (Thomas Alexandre), certificat de services, cited by Erick Nol, Une carrire contrarie: Alexandre Dumas, homme de couleur et gnral rvolutionnaire,. [73], In late February 1797, Dumas transferred to a division commanded by General Joubert, who requested Dumas for his republicanism. See also: The Count of Monte Cristo. While camped in Damanhour, General Dumas met with several other generals (Lannes, Desaix, and Murat). He died in the Seine-Maritime region of Normandy in northern France on December 5, 1870. The boy, his sister, and his widowed mother were plunged into deeper poverty. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (French:[tm alksd dym davi d la pajt()i]; known as Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 26 February 1806) was a Creole general, from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France. In March 1799, Dumas left Egypt on an unsound vessel, which was forced to run aground in the southern Italian Kingdom of Naples, where he was taken prisoner and thrown into a dungeon. [38], Alexandre Dumas and Adah Isaacs Menken, 1866, This article is about the writer. He is the author of La Dame aux Camlias, or The Lady of the Camellias. Alexandre Dumas was a descendant of a nobleman and the son of a general (Benton), and continued his family legacy by writing about 300 fiction and non-fiction books, plus creating six different periodicals (Benton). Alexandre Dumas fils, Prface, in Frdric Fbvre, Anonymous, Contributors Club: The Dumas Lineage,. Chemine (Dumas) The novel was eventually banned in Russia by Czar Nicholas I, and Dumas was prohibited from visiting the country until after the Czar's death. Returning to France after his release, he and his wife had a son, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), who would become one of France's most widely-read authors. Traditionally, the so-called "Valois Romances" are the three that portray the Reign of Queen Marguerite, the last of the Valois. Please try again. He published travel books about Russia. That year Antoine also left the Army and joined his brother and sister-in-law in Saint-Domingue. Antoine Returns to France One month after the French National Convention abolished slavery (4 February 1794), Dumas sent a message to troops under his command in the Army of the Alps: Your comrade, a soldier and General-in-Chief was born in a climate and among men for whom liberty also had charms, and who fought for it first. [54], In February 1786 his father Davy de la Pailleterie married Franoise Retou, a domestic servant from the Davy de la Pailleterie estate. 1716, d. 1773) (married 1738 to Anne-Marie Tuff), and Louis Franois Thrse (Louis) (b. [16] Dumas wrote the short novel Georges (1843), which uses ideas and plots later repeated in The Count of Monte Cristo. USE OF ." Publication place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Publication date: Oct 7 1950 Dumas depended on numerous assistants and collaborators, of whom Auguste Maquet was the best known. The expedition's chief medical officer recounted in a memoir that local Egyptians, judging Dumas's height and build versus Napoleon's, believed Dumas to be in command. Dumas requested leave to return to France, and Napoleon did not oppose it. 1891, "L'association des Amis du Gnral Alexandre Dumas", "Lavish reburial for Three Musketeers author", "Alexandre Dumas novels penned by 'fourth musketeer' ghost writer", "Claude Schopp: The man who gave Dumas 40 mistresses", Chteau de Monte-Cristo Museum Opening Hours, "Discours prononc lors du transfert des cendres d'Alexandre Dumas au Panthon", "Paris Monuments Panthon-Close up picture of the interior of the crypt of Victor Hugo (left) Alexandre Dumas (middle) mile Zola (right)", "Banche dati, Open Archives, Libri elettronici", 1866 Caricature of Alexandre Dumas by Andr Gill, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandre_Dumas&oldid=1132801642. There, Alexandre studied at the academy of Nicolas Texier de la Bossire[fr], where he was given a young nobleman's higher education. On Christmas Eve, as the clocks strike midnight, Marie watches as the Nutcracker and her entire cabinet of playthings come to life and boldly do battle against the evil Mouse King and his armies. Dumas had one illegitimate son, Alexandre Dumas, (known as Dumas fils), born 27 July 1824 and he married the actress Ida Ferrier on 1 February 1840. At his death in December 1870, Dumas was buried at his birthplace of Villers-Cotterts in the department of Aisne. [23] Based on this date, Victor Emmanuel Roberto Wilson speculates that she may have died in the mass outbreak of dysentery following a hurricane that struck the Grand Anse region of Saint-Domingue. [83] She stayed in Villers-Cotterts with her family during his military campaigns. The armada arrived in the port of Alexandria at the end of June, and on 3 July Dumas led the Fourth Light Grenadiers over the walls as the French conquered the city. [37] The purpose in creating this society was to preserve the Chteau de Monte-Cristo, where the society is currently located. Updated on November 10, 2018. Dumas fils was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate quarteron child of Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay, a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas.In 1831 his father legally recognized him and ensured that the young Dumas received the best education possible at the Institution Goubaux and the . Dumas described a fictional character killing Lord Nelson (Nelson was shot and killed by an unknown sniper). Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, in 1846. [19][20] Returning to Paris in 1864, he published travel books about Italy. Husband of Marguerite Josphine Dumas, Ida Ferrier The writer whose birth name was Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was born on July 24, 1802. Username and password are case sensitive. Par-devant le notaire public du departement de Seine-et-Oise [] tait present Thomas Dumas Davy de La Pailleterie, connu et nomin Dumas, general de division, demeurant a Villers-Cotterts, departement de l'Aisne []. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, an African slave. Receipt, signed by Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, 29 June 1757, Archives dpartementales du Pas-de-Calais (Dainville and Arras, France), 10J34. As newspapers were publishing many serial novels. Alexandre Dumas (Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie) was born on 24 July, 1802 in Villers-Cotterts, Aisne, France, is a Writer, Soundtrack. The Black Tulip. Dumas, Alexandre (nato il 24 luglio 1802) prolifico drammaturgo e scrittore, meglio conosciuto come l'autore de I tre moschettieri (1844) e del Conte di Montecristo (1845), meno nota la sua Italian Connection come uno dei primi sostenitori di Garibaldi e dell'Unit d'Italia. On 1 February 1840, Dumas married actress Ida Ferrier (born Marguerite-Josphine Ferrand) (18111859). Please try again. Registry of the Dragoons in the Regiment of the Queen, Dumas entry, the name is spelled "Cecette," 2 June 1786, privately held by Gilles Henry. [17][24], The only source for her full name, "Marie-Cessette Dumas", with that spelling, is General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas's later marriage certificate and contract. It was published in France in 2004 by Honor-Champion. 221 Kindle $099$1.99 Available instantly The Man in the Iron Mask Part of: A Stepping Stone Book (TM) (72 books) 914 Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, born 1714, was the oldest of three sons of the Marquis Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie (1674-25th December 1758) and Jeanne-Franoise Paultre, (or Pautre) de Dominon (died 1757). Alexandre Dumas - Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, cunoscut i ca (Alexandre Dumas pre) Alexandre Dumas tatl, (n. 24 iulie 1802, Villers-Cotterts, Picardia, Frana - d. 5 decembrie 1870, Puys (d), Neuville-ls-Dieppe (d), Normandia Superioar, Frana) a fost un autor de romane istorice de aventuri, prin care a devenit cel mai popular scriitor francez din lume. Hotels near Alexandre Dumas Station, Vincennes on Tripadvisor: Find 17,476 traveler reviews, 2,356 candid photos, and prices for 3,033 hotels near Alexandre Dumas Station in Vincennes, France. Her agony inspired Dumas fils to write about tragic female characters. During the battles in Italy, Austrian troops nicknamed Dumas the Schwarzer Teufel ("Black Devil", Diable Noir in French). His first serial novel was La Comtesse de Salisbury; douard III (July-September 1836). [18] He is known to have fathered at least four children by them: About 1866, Dumas had an affair with Adah Isaacs Menken, a well-known American actress. He was known to have had at least four illegitimate children, although twentieth-century scholars believe it was seven. [27] Reed wrote the most comprehensive bibliography of Dumas.[28][29]. Alexandre Dumas, n le 24 juillet 1802 (samedi) - Villers-Cotterts, dcd le 5 dcembre 1870 (lundi) - Puys l'ge de 68 ans, Ecrivain. Clear rating. [71], General Dumas joined the Army of Italy in Milan in November 1796, serving under the orders of commander-in-chief Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1762, she gave birth to their mixed-race son Thomas-Alexandre. [dudit] S. Rethor), Antoine-Vincent Arnault, Antoine Jay, Etienne de Jouy, and Jacques Marquet de Norvins, Dumas (Alexandre Davy-de-la-Pailleterie), in, Alphonse Rabbe, Claude-Augustin-Charles Vieilh de Boisjoslin, and Francois-Georges Binet de Boisgiroult, baron de Sainte-Preuve, Dumas (Alexandre-Davy), in, Philippe Le Bas, Dumas (Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie), in. Alexandre Dumas Biography - Alexandre Dumas, pere, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802- December 5, 1870), is best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him the most widely read French author in the world. As Bonaparte disapproved of the author, Dumas fled in 1851 to Brussels, Belgium, which was also an effort to escape his creditors. [30][31], The two extant primary documents that state a racial identity for Marie-Cessette Dumas refer to her as a "ngresse" (a black female) as opposed to a "multresse" (a female of visible mixed race). Catherine Laure Labay, ne en 1796, dcde en 1868 l'ge de 72 ans, Couturire. In September, he was made commander-in-chief of the Army of the Western Pyrenees. Tension between the two generals began as Dumas resisted Napoleon's policy of allowing French troops to expropriate local property. ? At this point, Antoine broke off contact with his brother and his family for a period of thirty years, although they both lived on the same small island. They included the following: In addition, Dumas wrote many series of novels: The Valois were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589, and many Dumas romances cover their reign. Alexandre Dumas > Quotes (?) General Alexandre Dumas to First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, 29 September 1801, cited in Alexandre Dumas. Dumas participated in the French attempt to conquer Egypt and the Levant during the Expdition dgypte of 1798-1801, when he was a commander of the French cavalry forces. Though married, in the tradition of Frenchmen of higher social class, Dumas had numerous affairs (allegedly as many as 40). in Villers-Cotterts, France , France, Died on December 05, 1870 3. [85] He repeatedly wrote to Napoleon Bonaparte, seeking back-pay for his time lost in Taranto and a new commission in the military. Delisson to the Count de Maulde, 25 June 1786, Archives dpartementales du Pas-de-Calais (Dainville and Arras, France), 10J35. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born as Thomas-Alexandre Davy at Jeremie, on the island of Saint Domingue, on March 25th 1762. His mother's name is Marie-Cesette Dumas (spelled "Cezette") and referred to as Marie Cezette, negress, mother of Mr. Rethor (Marie Cezette negresse mere dud. Over the course of his life, he went on to establish himself as one of the most celebrated authors of France. [19]) Charles died of gout in 1773;[20] Louis, the youngest of the Davy de la Pailleterie brothers, died three months later. Thomas-Alexandre had been born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), the mixed-race, natural son of the marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie (Antoine), a French nobleman and gnral commissaire in the artillery of the colony, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, an enslaved woman of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.from The Count of Monte Cristo. [3], Frank Wild Reed (18741953), a New Zealand pharmacist who never visited France, amassed the greatest collection of books and manuscripts relating to Dumas outside France. Alexandre Dumas, original name Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, (born March 25, 1762, Saint-Domingue [now Haiti]died February 26, 1806, Villers-Cotterts, France), French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He used a wharf in the neutral border territory (and tiny island) of Monte Cristo (today Monte Christi, Dominican Republic). The next year, his second play, Christine, was equally popular. Under General Massna in February 1797, Dumas helped French troops push the Austrians northward, capturing thousands. DUMAS BIRTHPLACE, THEN & NOW. [47], The enlistment roll-book for the 6th Regiment of the Queen's Dragoons, which Dumas joined in 1786, described him as "6 feet tall, with frizzy black hair and eyebrows oval face, and brown skinned, small mouth, thick lips". Dumas, fils, was an illegitimate child. His death was overshadowed by the Franco-Prussian War. Alexandre Dumas is a celebrated French author best known for his historical adventure novels, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo".. Produced at the Comdie-Franaise and starring the famous Mademoiselle Mars, Dumas's play was an enormous success and launched him on his career. In September 1784, while seated at Nicolet's Theater in the company of "a beautiful Creole" woman, he and his companion were harassed by a white colonial naval officer, Jean-Pierre Titon de Saint-Lamain, and one or two others. Husband of Henriette Marie Ccile (Regnier de La Briere) Dumas married 26 Jun 1895 in Paris XVII, Paris, Seine, France Descendants Father of Marie-Alexandrine-Henriette Dumas and Marie Olga Jeanne (Dumas) Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie Died 27 Nov 1895 at age 71 in Marly-le-Roi, Seine-et-Oise, France [43] "Dumas" is from his mother. Dumas died in Puys, France, in 1870, at the age of sixty-eight. His response to a man who insulted him about his partial African ancestry has become famous. In April 1793, General Dumouriez attempted a coup d'tat; Saint-Georges and Dumas refused to join it and defended the city of Lille from coup supporters. [3][18] When Chirac ordered the transfer to the mausoleum, villagers in Dumas's hometown of Villers-Cotterets were initially opposed, arguing that Dumas laid out in his memoirs that he wanted to be buried there. He was a son to father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas who was a French Army General who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, and to mother, Marie-Louise . Was afraid of travelling to the USA because he feared being sold into slavery. Cesette 1720 - 1772 DUMAS Thomas Alexandre 1762 - 1806 LABOURET Marie Thank you for visiting alexandre dumas family tree page. [48] According to his earliest-known description (1797), he was "one of the handsomest men you could ever meet. Alexandre Dumas. After fighting, Napoleon sent Dumas to pay ransom to some Bedouins who had kidnapped French soldiers. Born in France in 1802, Dumas was the son of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, one of the highest-ranking men of African descent to lead a European army. 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