Marie-Catherine le Jumel d'Aulnoy

Born into the noble Le Jumel de Barneville family in Normandy, Marie-Catherine le Jumel d’Aulnoy received a courtly education that later enabled her to host influential salons on rue Saint-Benoît. Her literary output comprised twelve volumes, notably the 1697 collection Les Contes des Fées, which coined the term “literary fairy tale” and introduced the first “Prince Charming” figure, and the later… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources