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3 unusual facts about Thérésa Tallien


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Thérésa Tallien, (1773-1835) née Cabarrus, daughter of François, Parisian leader of fashion

Thérésa Tallien

The couple invited musicians such as Daniel Auber, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Luigi Cherubini, Charles de Bériot and Maria Malibran to Paris and later to Chimay, where Thérésa held a little court.

She was a very colorful figure; one story is that she was said to bathe in the juice of strawberries for their healing properties.


John Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-Soglio

Prince Eugene was grandson of François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet, Count de Caraman, 16th Prince de Chimay, (born Paris 21.9.1771, died Toulouse 2.3.1843), by Juana Maria Ignazia Teresa Cabarrús, Madame Tallien, (born Carabanchel Alto, Spain 31.7.1773, died Chimay 15.1.1835), whom he married in Paris 22.8.1805.


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