
1652–1705
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (September 1652 â 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales.
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (September 1652 â 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection Les Contes des Fées (Fairy Tales) coined the literary genre's name and included the first story to feature "Prince Charmant" or Prince Charming. She is considered to have been a member of les conteuses group of French female authors.
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