Michel de Cubières
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Michel, chevalier de Cubières, the brother of Louis Pierre de Cubières
(1752–1820) was a French writer, known under the pen-names of Palmézaux and Dorat-Cubières, taking the latter name as he had Claude Joseph Dorat
as his master.
He wrote short verses for the Almanachs and the Étrennes lyriques of the time, and a large number of plays and "écrits de circonstance". He backed the French Revolution
, being made secretary to the Paris Commune
and pronouncing an Elogy on Jean-Paul Marat
.
He was a lover of Fanny de Beauharnais
and collaborated, with Claude Joseph Dorat
, on some of her writings.
Louis Pierre de Cubières
Simon Louis Pierre, marquis de Cubières, brother of Michel de Cubières was a French writer.He was écuyer of Louis XVI and continued to support him throughout the French Revolution, refusing to emigrate and escape the massacres of the nobility...
(1752–1820) was a French writer, known under the pen-names of Palmézaux and Dorat-Cubières, taking the latter name as he had Claude Joseph Dorat
Claude Joseph Dorat
Claude Joseph Dorat was a French writer, also known as Le Chevalier Dorat.He was born in Paris, of a family consisting of generations of lawyers, and he joined the corps of the kings musketeers...
as his master.
He wrote short verses for the Almanachs and the Étrennes lyriques of the time, and a large number of plays and "écrits de circonstance". He backed the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, being made secretary to the Paris Commune
Paris Commune (French Revolution)
The Paris Commune during the French Revolution was the government of Paris from 1789 until 1795. Established in the Hôtel de Ville just after the storming of the Bastille, the Commune became insurrectionary in the summer of 1792, essentially refusing to take orders from the central French...
and pronouncing an Elogy on Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat , born in the Principality of Neuchâtel, was a physician, political theorist, and scientist best known for his career in France as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution...
.
He was a lover of Fanny de Beauharnais
Fanny de Beauharnais
Fanny de Beauharnais, née Marie-Anne-Françoise Mouchard, was a French lady of letters. She was the mother of French politician Claude de Beauharnais...
and collaborated, with Claude Joseph Dorat
Claude Joseph Dorat
Claude Joseph Dorat was a French writer, also known as Le Chevalier Dorat.He was born in Paris, of a family consisting of generations of lawyers, and he joined the corps of the kings musketeers...
, on some of her writings.