Casimir Dudevant
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nobleman, and the illegitimate son of Baron Jean-François Dudevant and his mistress
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. Also the relationship is usually,...
Augustine Soulé.
On 10 December 1822, Dudevant married Aurore Dupin
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant , best known by her pseudonym George Sand , was a French novelist and memoirist.-Life:...
, who would soon become well-known as the author and politician George Sand
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant , best known by her pseudonym George Sand , was a French novelist and memoirist.-Life:...
. They had two children before separating in 1835:
- MauriceMaurice SandJean-François-Maurice-Arnauld, Baron Dudevant, better known as Maurice Sand , was a French illustrator and writer. Maurice Sand also experimented in various other subjects, including painting, geology, and biology...
(1823 - 1889) - Solange (1828 - 1899).