Jeanne Du Londel
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Marie Jeanne Du Londel also called 'du Londel' and 'Dulondel', née
Chateauneuf (1706 - in Stockholm 1772) was a French actor and theatre director. She was the leader of the Du Londel Troupe
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She was married to the actor Jean Du Londel. She performed in La Haye
1738-1740 in the troupe of Nicolas Huau, and 1747-1753 in Copenhagen in Denmark. In 1753, her contract in Copenhagen
in Denmark
was ended. She was at this point the joint director of the troupe alongside Pierre de Laynay. They accepted the invitation of the Swedish Queen, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
, and arrived in Sweden
the same year. In 1756, she retired as a director and transferred the leadership of the troupe to her son, Louis Du Londel. Her daughter, Louise Du Londel (1740-1777) became a favourite actress within the French theatre in Sweden and the Swedish royal court.
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Chateauneuf (1706 - in Stockholm 1772) was a French actor and theatre director. She was the leader of the Du Londel Troupe
Du Londel Troupe
The Du Londel Troupe was a French 18th-century theatre troupe. From 1753 to 1771, it was active as the French Theatre of Sweden, where it played a great part in that country's theatre history....
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She was married to the actor Jean Du Londel. She performed in La Haye
La Haye
In French, La Haye mainly refers to The Hague in the NetherlandsLa Haye may also refer to the following communes in France:*La Haye, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime département*La Haye, Vosges, in the Vosges département...
1738-1740 in the troupe of Nicolas Huau, and 1747-1753 in Copenhagen in Denmark. In 1753, her contract in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
was ended. She was at this point the joint director of the troupe alongside Pierre de Laynay. They accepted the invitation of the Swedish Queen, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia was Queen of Sweden between 1751 and 1771 as the spouse of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden, and queen mother during the reign of King Gustav III of Sweden.-Background:...
, and arrived in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
the same year. In 1756, she retired as a director and transferred the leadership of the troupe to her son, Louis Du Londel. Her daughter, Louise Du Londel (1740-1777) became a favourite actress within the French theatre in Sweden and the Swedish royal court.