La Voisin

Deceased Person

1640 – 1680

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Who was La Voisin?

Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin", was a French fortune teller, poisoner and an alleged sorceress, one of the chief personages in the affaire des poisons, during the reign of Louis XIV.

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Born
1640
France
Nationality
  • France
Died
Feb 22, 1680
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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