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Portrait of the Marquis de Sade by Van Loo (~1761)Donatien Alphonse François, Comte de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade ( June 2, 1740 - December 2, 1814) was a French aristocrat, now best known as a writer of pornography but also the author of philosophical works; much of his writing was done while in prison. His name is the source of the word sadism.
1 Early life
Sade was born in the Condé palace in Paris.
Initially he followed a military career and participated in the Seven Years' War. In 1763 he married Renée-Pelagie de Montreuil, daughter of a rich magistrate; he would eventually have three children with her.
2 Scandal and imprisonment
Shortly after his wedding, he began living a scandalous libertine existence and repeatedly abused young prostitutes and employees of both sexes, later also with the help of his wife. He had an affair with his wife's sister. A series of scandals and imprisonments followed. He was sentenced to death in 1772 but reprieved. The mother of his wife obtained a lettre de cachet, and in 1777 he was imprisoned again, in the dungeon of VincennesThis article is about the city in France. For the city in the United States, see Vincennes, Indiana; for US Navy ships of the same name, see USS Vincennes. Vincennes is a city in the Val-de-Marne departement of France, in the suburbs of Paris. The city is. There he met the fellow prisoner Comte de MirabeauJoseph Boze Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (often referred to simply as Mirabeau ( March 9, 1749 April 2, 1791) was a French writer, popular orator and statesman. During the French Revolution, he was a moderate, favored a constitutional monarch who also wrote erotic works; nevertheless, the two disliked each other intensely. In 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo, after an escape attempt, de Sade was transferred to the BastilleBastille is a French word meaning castle' or 'stronghold'. Used as a single word ("la Bastille" in French, "the Bastille" in English) it invariably refers to the former Bastille Saint-Antoine Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris. The storming of the Bas in Paris.
On July 2 1789Events January 7 First nationwide United States election January 21 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston, Massachusetts January 23 Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic coll, he reportedly shouted out of his cell to the crowd outside, "They are killing the prisoners here!", causing somewhat of a riot. He was transferred to the insane asylum at CharentonCharenton was an insane asylum in France known for its humanitarian treatment of patients. The Marquis de Sade, Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, was held at the Charenton until his death in 1814 at the age of 74. Mental hospitals. two days later (the storming of the BastilleThe storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 was an important development in, and later a symbol of, the French Revolution. Though at the time the Bastille contained only seven prisoners, its taking marked the beginning of open rebellion against the king, marking the beginning of the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo, happened on July 14). He was released from Charenton in 1790 and his wife obtained a divorce soon after.
