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Born Pierre-Augustin Caron in Paris, he changed his surname to "Caron de Beaumarchais" in 1757, in reference to land inherited by his wife.
Though Beaumarchais is perhaps best known as writer of the comedies on which Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro were based, he was also an accomplished musician, watch-maker, secret agent, architect, politician, inventor, arms dealer, and more.
In 1759 he became the harp tutor of King Louis XV's daughter and he subsequently acquired a position as Secretary to the King. He was later appointed master of the King's hunt.
He was among the major supporters in France of American Independence and he commissioned a private fleet in 1776 to support the rebels in the War of Independence.
It is generally admitted that Beaumarchais was not republican, but his writings contributed to an acceleration of the events which led to the Revolution. Following the revolution, Beaumarchais fell out of favour during the Convention period and moved into exile in Hamburg, Germany. He returned to France wrote his memoirs in a pamphlet in 1796.
His other works include Eugénie ( 1767), les Deux Amis ( 1770), an opera libretto, Tarare ( 1787), and a comedy, La Mère coupable ( 1792Events January 25 The London Corresponding Society is founded. February 20 The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington. March 16 King of Sweden Gustav III Shot in the back by Jaco).
He died of apoplexyApoplexy is an old-fashioned medical term, generally used interchangeably with cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) but having other meanings as well. Stroke The use of apoplexy for the term stroke is derived from the fact that many patients lose cons related to long-term excessive drinking, and is buried in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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