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Marie d'Agoult

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Marie d'Agoult

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Also known as Countess of Agoult, Daniel Stern, Countess d'Agnoult, Madame d'Agnoult, Daniel Sterne, Marie d'Agnoult, Countess Marie d’Agoult

Franco-German romantic author and historian (1805-1876)

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Marie d'Agoult, born Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny in Frankfurt in 1805, was a French writer, salonnière, historian, and diarist. She wrote in French and published works in the fields of poetry and essay. Her notable works include *Mémoires*, *Valentia Hervé Julien*, and *Memoires* (1833-1854). She also used the pseudonyms Daniel Stern, J. Duverger, and Daniel Sterne.

She held the noble title of count and was a citizen of France. Her personal life included a partnership with Franz Liszt, whom she later married. They had a child named Cosima Wagner. D'Agoult died in Paris in 1876 and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. She is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Mémoires
  • Valentia Hervé Julien
  • Memoires (1833-1854)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1805
Active to
1876

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Key facts

Born
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny , ( 1805-12-31 ) 31 December 1805, Frankfurt am Main , German Empire
Died
5 May 1876 (1876-05-05) (aged 70), Paris, France
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Pen name
Daniel Stern
Spouse
Charles Louis Constant d'Agoult, Comte d'Agoult ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1827 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1835 ) ​
Partner
Franz Liszt (1835–1839)
Children
5, including Cosima

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marie
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Frankfurt
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
diarist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Noble title
count
Field of work
essay
Image
Marie d’Agoult by Henri Lehmann.jpg
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pseudonym
Daniel Sterne
Commons category
Marie d’Agoult
unmarried partner
Franz Liszt
date of birth
1805-12-31
date of death
1876-03-05
Commons Creator page
Marie d’Agoult
birth name
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny
name in native language
Marie d'Agoult
writing language
French
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Marie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult (born de Flavigny; 31 December 1805 – 5 March 1876), was a French romantic author and historian, known also by her pen name, Daniel Stern.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marie d'Agoult” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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