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Who was George Sand?

Get to know George Sand, the emblematic woman of the 19th century!

Key dates

  • 1804 Born in Paris.
  • 1808 Arrival in Nohant and death of Maurice Dupin, her father.
  • 1821 Death of Madame Dupin de Francueil, his grandmother.
  • 1822 Marriage to Baron Casimir Dudevant.
  • 1823 Birth of Maurice, his son.
  • 1828 Birth of daughter Solange.
  • 1832 Indiana, George Sand's first novel.
  • 1836 Legal separation between George Sand and her husband.
  • 1838 George Sand meets Frédéric Chopin. Trip to Majorca.
  • 1848 Involvement in the Revolution.
  • 1849 Nohant theater opens. Arrival of Alexandre Manceau.
  • 1852 Louis Napoléon is proclaimed emperor.
  • 1854 Publication of "Histoire de ma vie".
  • 1864 Triumph of "Marquis de Villemer" at the Odéon. Meeting with Flaubert.
  • 1870 Proclamation of the Third Republic.
  • 1873 Mac-Mahon elected President of the Republic. Last trip to Auvergne.
  • 1876 Death of George Sand.

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