Lenormand, Marie Anne Adélaïde (1772–1843)

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Lenormand, Marie Anne Adélaïde (1772–1843)

French fortuneteller. Name variations: popularly known as La Sibylle du Faubourg Saint-Germain. Born in Alençon, France, on May 27, 1772; died in Paris on June 25, 1843.

A French fortuneteller, Marie Anne Adélaïde Lenormand became celebrated when she predicted the marriage of Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte. Her clients included Germaine de Staël , the great French actor Talma, and Alexander I, the tsar of Russia. Lenormand wrote a number of books on subjects connected with her profession.

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