droits es en jouisse fasse es dispose en toute proprit es Comme de Choses lui appartenant au Moyen des presentes, mad. In response to a man who once insulted him about his African ancestry, Dumas famously stated: They also had an older half-sister, Marie-Rose, born to Marie-Cessette before Davy de la Pailleterie purchased her and began a relationship. Showing 1-30 of 2,025 "There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. Napoleon called Dumas by this, and rewarded him by making him cavalry commander of French troops in the Tyrol; he also sent Dumas a pair of pistols. An abridged version (the Petit Dictionnaire de cuisine, or Small Dictionary of Cuisine) was published in 1883. 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). [5] in 1797. Dumas was a famous womenizer, and he supposedly had up to 40 different mistresses over his lifetime. Thomas-Alexandre did well in the Army and was promoted to general by the age of 31, the first soldier of Afro-Antilles origin to reach that rank in the French army. In April and May 1794, Dumas launched several assaults on Mont Cenis. Along with his French contemporary Joseph Serrant, Toussaint Louverture in Saint-Domingue and Abram Petrovich Gannibal in Imperial Russia, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is notable as a man of African descent (in Dumas's case, through his mother) leading European troops as a general officer. [31][32] Chirac noted that although France has produced many great writers, none has been so widely read as Dumas. They had daughters Marie-Alexandrine (b. September 1794), Louise-Alexandrine (b. January/February 1796, d. 1797), and a son, Alexandre Dumas, who became a notable author, with success in plays and adventure novels. Entering the military in 1786 as a private at age 24, he commanded 53,000 troops as the General-in-Chief of the French Army of the Alps by age 31. They first served during the War of the Polish Succession. [26], Researchers have continued to find Dumas works in archives, including the five-act play The Gold Thieves, found in 2002 by the scholar Rginald Hamel[fr] in the Bibliothque Nationale de France. Troops killed between 12 and 50 people when a large crowd gathered to sign a petition calling for the French King's removal. 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 . He languished there until the spring of 1801. During the battles in Italy, Austrian troops nicknamed Dumas the Schwarzer Teufel ("Black Devil", Diable Noir in French). Username and password are case sensitive. The Dove - the sequel to Richelieu and His Rivals, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:28. 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. At some point during the occupation, Napoleon learned of the earlier mutinous talk, and confronted Dumas. Under Joubert, Dumas led a small force that defeated several enemy positions along the Adige River. His tongue was like a windmill once set in motion, you never knew when he would stop, especially if the theme was himself."[6]. 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. The future world-famous writer spent his childhood in an atmosphere of ruin and . The British blockade of French shipping during the Seven Years' War reduced Charles' income from sugar exports, so he tried to smuggle the commodity out of Saint-Domingue from his plantation. 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. These issues profoundly influenced his thoughts, behaviour, and writing. Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, who reached the rank of colonel, saw action at the Siege of Philippsburg in 1734. [18]) In 1846, he had built a country house outside Paris at Le Port-Marly, the large Chteau de Monte-Cristo, with an additional building for his writing studio. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, born Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie (1762 - 1806), was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. The unabridged versions (normally 100 chapters or more) comprise only five books (numbers 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8); the short versions (50 chapters or less) number eight in total: Although best known now as a novelist, Dumas first earned fame as a dramatist. This is probably my least favorite fact about Dumas, but it needs to be mentioned. Marriage contract and marriage certificate, both 28 November 1792, Muse Alexandre Dumas (Villers-Cotterts, France). Because of strong family ties and continued togetherness, generosity has always been part of them. [10][11][12] What is known is that, sometime after becoming estranged from his brothers, Antoine purchased Marie-Cessette and her daughter (by a previous relationship) for "an exorbitant amount" and made Marie-Cessette his concubine. Two years later, faced with financial difficulties, he sold the entire property. Produced at the Comdie-Franaise and starring the famous Mademoiselle Mars, Dumas's play was an enormous success and launched him on his career. [16] Dumas wrote the short novel Georges (1843), which uses ideas and plots later repeated in The Count of Monte Cristo. [73], In late February 1797, Dumas transferred to a division commanded by General Joubert, who requested Dumas for his republicanism. The armada departed on 10 May 1798, destination still unannounced. in Puys, France, This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Alexandre DUMAS (1802), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. While there, he befriended Giuseppe Garibaldi, whom he had long admired and with whom he shared a commitment to liberal republican principles as well as membership within Freemasonry. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. Letter from M. de Chauvinault, former royal prosecutor in. In the late twentieth century, scholars such as Reginald Hamel and Claude Schopp have caused a critical reappraisal and new appreciation of his art, as well as finding lost works. 1718, d. 1773). negresses cy devans nommes es leurs Enfans []." Though married, in the tradition of Frenchmen of higher social class, Dumas had numerous affairs (allegedly as many as 40). His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century into nearly 200 films. Dumas was born on July 27, 1824, the illegitimate son of Dumas pre and Marie Catherine Labay, a seamstress. 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. In 1775, following the death of both his brothers, Antoine left Saint-Domingue for France in order to claim the family estates and the title of Marquis. This is whom I believe our line of Dumas descends from. [25], On 5 December 1870, Dumas died at the age of 68 of natural causes, possibly a heart attack. Schopp combined them to publish the sequel Le Salut de l'Empire in 2008.[18]. S. Rethor, Jeannette es Marie Rose, Creoles, filles de lad. Following Dumas's verbal protests, the men "tried to force him to kneel before his attacker and beg for his freedom". [45]) He used the simple form "Alex Dumas" starting in 1794. [48] According to his earliest-known description (1797), he was "one of the handsomest men you could ever meet. He joined an enormous French armada in preparation for departure to a secret destination. [38], Alexandre Dumas and Adah Isaacs Menken, 1866, This article is about the writer. In September, he was made commander-in-chief of the Army of the Western Pyrenees. [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. Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie ("Antoine") had two younger brothers, Charles Anne Edouard (Charles) (b. His son, Alexandre Dumas Fils, became, like his father, an author and dramatist, yet was a moralist who never accepted his father's lifestyle. Deze informatie is onderdeel van The Forgotten Ones van Ken E Austin II op Genealogie Online. daughter Anne Baur ex-partner Henri Baur son Mlanie Waldor ex-partner Louise Brzette ex-partner Gnral Thomas-Alexandre Dumas father About Alexandre Dumas, pre [23] Her grandson's memoir gave her name as Louise,[25] and another source recorded Ccile. During his imprisonment, he was aided by a secret local pro-French group, which brought him medicine and a book of remedies. Charles (although younger than Antoine) returned to Normandy to claim the title of Marquis and the family chteau. The Marie Antoinette romances comprise eight novels. Born in poverty, Dumas was the grandson of a French nobleman and a Haitian slave. Meet Gen. Alexandre Dumas. Dumas soon participated in the Battle of the Pyramids (following which he chased retreating Mameluke horsemen) and the occupation of Cairo. The Frenchnotably Napoleonnicknamed him "the Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol"[6] (after a hero who had saved ancient Rome[7]) for defeating a squadron of enemy troops at a bridge over the Eisack River in Clausen (today Klausen, or Chiusa, Italy) in March 1797. ALEXANDRE DUMASLife is a storm, my young friend. GENEALOGY SERVICES. A combination of encyclopaedia and cookbook, it reflects Dumas's interests as both a gourmet and an expert cook. Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay (1794-1868), a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas. He is the author of La Dame aux Camlias, or The Lady of the Camellias. 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). It had fifty performances over the next year, extraordinary at the time. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. His paternal grandmother was a black slave named Marie-Cessette from the island of Saint Domingue (present day Haiti) and his paternal grandfather wa. As of August2017[update] its president is Claude Schopp. Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (later known as Alexandre Dumas) was born in 1802 in Villers-Cotterts in the department of Aisne, in Picardy, France. Leroux to Maulde, 8 July 1773, Archives dpartementales du Pas-de-Calais (Dainville and Arras, France), 10J26. He was responsible for consolidating the recent government victory over a massive insurgency in the region of the Vende against the French revolutionary government. "[77], Following the destruction of the French armada by a British fleet led by Horatio Nelson, however, Dumas was unable to get out of Egypt until March 1799. [dudit] S. Rethor), The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, Learn how and when to remove this template message, French Studies: "Quebecer discovers an unpublished manuscript by Alexandre Dumas", Watts Phillips: Artist and Playwright by Emma Watts Phillips. The police report on the incident shows that Titon chose not to press charges as he might have, and all participants were released. [56], Soon after, Dumas decided to join the French Army, a common occupation for gentlemen. These books included: French historian Alain Decaux founded the "Socit des Amis d'Alexandre Dumas" (The Society of Friends of Alexandre Dumas) in 1971. ", 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,. While camped in Damanhour, General Dumas met with several other generals (Lannes, Desaix, and Murat). Although attracted to an extravagant lifestyle and always spending more than he earned, Dumas proved to be an astute marketer. On 15 August 1789, following the beginning of the French Revolution, his unit was sent to the small town of Villers-Cotterts. Dumas's wife lobbied his government for assistance in finding and rescuing her husband, to little result. 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. It was only on 23 June, after the fleet had conquered Malta, that Napoleon announced that the mission's main purpose: to conquer Egypt. [4][5] At age 14, Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career. There, Alexandre studied at the academy of Nicolas Texier de la Bossire[fr], where he was given a young nobleman's higher education. After he gained release in 1801, Dumas was not awarded "the pension normally allocated to the widows of generals" by the French government[84] and he struggled to support his family after his return to France. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born as Thomas-Alexandre Davy at Jeremie, on the island of Saint Domingue, on March 25th 1762. He was the son (fils) of Alexandre Dumas, pre, also a writer and playwright. There are 16 heirs to the Herms fortune, but two cousins, Pierre-Alexis and Axel Dumas, are at the head of the ultra-luxurious Parisian fashion house that rakes in billions of dollars in profit. Alexandre (or Alexander) Dumas was given the birth name of Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on July 24, 1802 in Picardy, France. (Some historians argue that this island inspired Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo. 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. His novels have been translated into nearly 100 languages. Under General Massna in February 1797, Dumas helped French troops push the Austrians northward, capturing thousands. 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. 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). [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. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. An error has occured while loading the map. One of the prominent French writers, Alexandre Dumas, was born on the 24th of July in 1802, in Villers-Cotterts, France. ex-partner Alexandre Dumas, fils son Belle Kreilssamner ex-partner Marie-Alexandrine Dumas daughter Emlie Cordier ex-partner Micalla Cllie Josepha lisa. In the summer of 1793, Saint-Georges was accused of misusing government funds, and the Legion disbanded. Boccheciampe had been captured by French forces north of the Neapolitan kingdom, shortly after he had visited the prisoners, who were held inside Taranto's Aragonese Castle, but Ruffo lost interest in a trade when he learned Boccheciampe had been killed by the French. 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. After months of planning and reconnaissance from his base in Grenoble, he had to wait for snow conditions to be favorable to his troops' passage. Born on July 27, 1824 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. [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. His country home outside Paris, the Chteau de Monte-Cristo, has been restored and is open to the public as a museum. On 1 February 1840, Dumas married actress Ida Ferrier (born Marguerite-Josphine Ferrand) (18111859). A copy of the certificate is also held in Archives de lAisne (Laon, France), 304 E 268. Alexandre Dumas (Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie) was born on 24 July, 1802 in Villers-Cotterts, Aisne, France, is a Writer, Soundtrack. [86] He died of stomach cancer[87] on 26 February 1806 in Villers-Cotterts,[88] when his son Alexandre was three years and seven months old. He also was the most delightfully amusing and egotistical creature on the face of the earth. [55] Dumas did not sign as witness to the marriage contract. He lived with them and worked at the plantation until 1748. 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. Traditionally, the so-called "Valois Romances" are the three that portray the Reign of Queen Marguerite, the last of the Valois. ALEXANDRE DUMAS Premium Collection - 27 Novels in One Volume: The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Valois Trilogy and more (Illustrated) by Alexandre Dumas , Maurice Leloir, et al. [54], In February 1786 his father Davy de la Pailleterie married Franoise Retou, a domestic servant from the Davy de la Pailleterie estate. In June 2005, Dumas's last novel, The Knight of Sainte-Hermine, was published in France featuring the Battle of Trafalgar. His first serial novel was La Comtesse de Salisbury; douard III (July-September 1836). In 2002, for the bicentenary of Dumas's birth, French President Jacques Chirac held a ceremony honouring the author by having his ashes re-interred at the mausoleum of the Panthon of Paris, where many French luminaries were buried. The collection was donated to Auckland Libraries after his death. 1860.jpg 190 265; 6 KB 0 references sex or gender female 0 references given name Marie 0 references Alexandrine 0 references family name Dumas 0 references date of birth 5 March 1831 Julian 1 reference He wrote journal articles on politics and culture and books on French history. Chemine (Dumas) The writer died at the age of 68 on December 7, 1870, in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, French Third Republic. In 1838, Dumas rewrote one of his plays as a successful serial novel, Le Capitaine Paul. 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". S. Rethor es sur leurs enfans ns es a Naitre consentant quil exerce lesd. [51], From his arrival in France until Autumn 1778, Alexandre (named Thomas Retor) first lived with his father at the Davy de la Pailleterie family estate in Belleville-en-Caux, Normandy. Conditions of heat, thirst, fatigue, and lack of supplies for the troops on the desert march were harsh; there were a number of suicides. He founded and led a newspaper, Indipendente. 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. Marie-Louise lobbied the French government to pay her military widow's pension. Username and password are case sensitive. He focused on increasing military discipline and eliminating soldiers' abuses of the local population. It described his face as 'something closer to ebony' than to 'bronze. It was called the "American Legion", "Black Legion", or Saint-Georges Legion, after its commanding officer, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The son's most famous literary characters were inspired by his father.[8]. Dumas frequently commanded the legion, as Saint-Georges was often absent. [26] Sources have spelling variations of her name, as standardization was not common. It took him years to research it, edit the completed portions, and decide how to treat the unfinished part. 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. 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. The village eventually bowed to the government's decision, and Dumas's body was exhumed from its cemetery and put into a new coffin in preparation for the transfer. [76] Napoleon was reported to have said: "I can easily replace him with a brigadier. Dumas was the Father of the famous French author Alexandre Dumas [ 5] and the first black General in the French army. Brief life of the soldier who inspired The Count of Monte Cristo: 1762-1806. . Some scholars have suggested that Thomas-Alexandre devised the surname "Dumas" for himself when he felt the need for one, and that he attributed it to his mother when convenient. Writing and publishing the novel serially in 1869, Dumas had nearly finished it before his death. In that year, the two brothers quarreled violently,[17] after which Antoine left Charles's plantation, taking his three personal slaves with him. 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. [71], General Dumas joined the Army of Italy in Milan in November 1796, serving under the orders of commander-in-chief Napoleon Bonaparte. [1] He was the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas . While working for Louis-Philippe, Dumas began writing articles for magazines and plays for the theatre. Dumas's mother, Marie-Cessette Dumas, was a black slave. But this is only the start of the tale. Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo contains several references to hashish. Dumas refers to Grisier with great respect in The Count of Monte Cristo, The Corsican Brothers, and in his memoirs. Among his affairs, in 1866, Dumas had one with Adah Isaacs Menken, an American actress who was less than half his age and at the height of her career. Dumas's paternal grandparents were a French nobleman and an enslaved Haitian woman. 221 Kindle $099$1.99 Available instantly The Man in the Iron Mask Part of: A Stepping Stone Book (TM) (72 books) 914 The English playwright Watts Phillips, who knew Dumas in his later life, described him as "the most generous, large-hearted being in the world. He was one of 10,000 men under the command of the General Biron. In 1762, she gave birth to their mixed-race son Thomas-Alexandre. Alexandre Dumas The Elder (1802-1870) French writer, in 1846. After writing additional successful plays, Dumas switched to writing novels. In his memoirs, Napoleon remembered threatening to shoot Dumas for sedition. ? Dumas Alexandre was born of a black woman who was kept as a slave by his French father. [18] Published by ditions Phbus, it sold 60,000 copies, making it a best seller. Alexandre Dumas wrote numerous stories and historical chronicles of adventure. Marie-Alexandrine Dumas (18311878), daughter of Belle Krelsamer (18031875), an actress. As newspapers were publishing many serial novels. Here you can find the best of this of Alexandre Dumass historical novels, essays, plays, and travel books. "Dumas" means "of the farm" (du mas), perhaps signifying only that Marie-Cessette belonged to the farm property.[14]. It was published in France in 2004 by Honor-Champion. Husband of Marguerite Josphine Dumas, Ida Ferrier [91] Marie-Louise and the young Alexandre blamed Napoleon Bonaparte's "implacable hatred" for their poverty. Alexandre Dumas & Adah Isaacs Menken by Gallica - WikiCommons. Alexandre Dumas, or " Dumas was born at Paris, France, July 27, 1824, and was educated in Parit schools. '"[49] General Dumas was described as 'darkvery dark.'[50]. Dumas played a large role in the French Revolutionary Wars. The French were thereby able to maintain the siege until French reinforcements could arrive, leading to the city's capitulation on 2 February 1797. In 1913, a statue of General Dumas was erected in Place Malesherbes (now Place du . Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. *Alexandre Dumas fils was born on this date in 1824.He was a Black French author and playwright. Judgment in a dispute between Alexandre Dumas (named as Thomas Rethor) and his fathers widow, Marie Retou, Archives Nationale de France, LX465. Alexandre Dumas, pre, French author. The boy, his sister, and his widowed mother were plunged into deeper poverty. S. Rethor es par suite de la presente transaction Mad DeMarquise de la Pailleterie a par les presentes cede es transport aud. It was renamed the Thtre Lyrique in 1851. [3] He also made use of his experience, writing travel books after taking journeys, including those motivated by reasons other than pleasure. 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 . On the march from Alexandria to Cairo, he clashed verbally with the Expedition's supreme commander Napoleon Bonaparte, under whom he had served in the Italian campaigns. In 1732, Antoine's younger brother Charles had been given a military posting in Saint-Domingue, a French colony in the Caribbean that generated high revenues from its sugarcane plantations, worked by African slave labor. Seeing "him ride his horse over the trenches, going to ransom the prisoners, all of them believed that he was the leader of the Expedition. He was born 9 September, 1876, to John Sumpter Dumas in Houma, Louisiana. News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 28, 2020: Today, August 28, 2020, Google's Doodle spotlighted on Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas Pre.But while Dumas achieved fame in France for his illustrious fiction career, including The Three Musketeers, (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo, (1844-1845), his roots run straight to slavery in Haiti through his . ? Author unknown, Le gnral Alexandre Dumas, homme de couleur, n.d. [1797], Bibliothque nationale de France, NAF 24641, quoted by Reiss (2012). His father, Antoine Davy, was the youngest offspring of a lesser noble family that owned a chateau at Bielleville-en-Caux , a pretty village near Bolbec in the Haute Normandie, France. [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. He had two older sisters, Marie-Alexandrine (born 1794) and Louise-Alexandrine (17961797). Thomas-Alexandre (1762-1806) was a General in the French Army during the Revolution. The first letter he signed "Alex Dumas" appears to be General Dumas to Minister of War Bouchotte, 11 January 1794, Service historique de la Dfense (Vincennes, France), 3B9. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, divisional general, and general-in-chief of a French army. Dumas died in Puys, France, in 1870, at the age of sixty-eight. [58] He signed up for the 6th Regiment of the Queen's Dragoons as "Alexandre Dumas" on 2 June 1786;[59][44] thirteen days later, his father died. See also: Alexandre Dumas, fils. [29] Others have suggested African origins of the names Cessette and Dumas, including Gabon or Dahomey. . He was successful in getting more money, but not a by-line.[16][17]. His father, Thomas-Alexander Davy De La Paileteririe, born in wedlock to a black woman, was a soldier who later became a general in Napoleon's army. His father sold Marie-Cessette and her other three children before taking Thomas-Alexandre to France. 1757). In 1861, he founded and published the newspaper L'Indpendent, which supported Italian unification, before returning to Paris in 1864. As life slowly returned to normal, the nation began to industrialise. Alexandre Dumas, n le 24 juillet 1802 (samedi) - Villers-Cotterts, dcd le 5 dcembre 1870 (lundi) - Puys l'ge de 68 ans, Ecrivain. 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