Reine Audu
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Louise-Renée Leduc, known as Louise Reine Audu, was a French fruit seller, known for her participation in the French revolution
. She was counted as one of the Heroines of the revolution.
The 5 October 1789, she, alongside Theroigne de Mericourt, led The Women's March on Versailles. At Versailles, she belonged to the delegation allowed an audiens with the monarch to put forward their complaints. She led the march back to Paris with the royal curt in triumph. Afterward, however, she was imprisoned in Grand Châtelet
and Conciergerie
. She was freed 15 September 1791 by the efforts of the Cordeliers
and Louis-Barthélemy Chenaux. The 10 August 1792, she participated in the storming of the Tuileries Palace
. She fought personally with the soldiers of the Swiss guard. She was honored with a sword by the Paris commune for her acts.
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...
. She was counted as one of the Heroines of the revolution.
The 5 October 1789, she, alongside Theroigne de Mericourt, led The Women's March on Versailles. At Versailles, she belonged to the delegation allowed an audiens with the monarch to put forward their complaints. She led the march back to Paris with the royal curt in triumph. Afterward, however, she was imprisoned in Grand Châtelet
Grand Châtelet
The Grand Châtelet was a stronghold in Ancien Régime Paris, on the right bank of the Seine, on the site of what is now the Place du Châtelet; it contained a court and police headquarters and a number of prisons....
and Conciergerie
Conciergerie
La Conciergerie is a former royal palace and prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, near the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. It is part of the larger complex known as the Palais de Justice, which is still used for judicial purposes...
. She was freed 15 September 1791 by the efforts of the Cordeliers
Cordeliers
The Cordeliers, also known as the Club of the Cordeliers, Cordeliers Club, or Club des Cordeliers and formally as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , was a populist club during the French Revolution.-History:The club had its origins in the Cordeliers district, a...
and Louis-Barthélemy Chenaux. The 10 August 1792, she participated in the storming of the Tuileries Palace
Tuileries Palace
The Tuileries Palace was a royal palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed in the upheaval during the suppression of the Paris Commune...
. She fought personally with the soldiers of the Swiss guard. She was honored with a sword by the Paris commune for her acts.