Angélique Paulet (1592–1651) was a French ''

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'', singer and

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-playing musician, one of the ''habitués'' of the famous literary salon of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, where she was called ''La Lionne rousse'' and ''La belle Lionne'' because of her red hair and proud poise. She often performed at the assemblies of the ''Chambre bleue'' by singing and playing the

. She was the daughter of the financier :fr:Charles Paulet, one of king Henry IV of France's secretaries. According to Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, Henry IV was assassinated while on his way to visit her. The musical instrument angélique, which first appeared in Paris in the 17th century, may have been named after her.Claire Fontijn. Desperate Measures: The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo
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* De Smet, Ingrid A. R.
Menippean Satire and the Republic of Letters, 1581-1655
(1996) * https://archive.org/stream/htelderambouil00vincrich/htelderambouil00vincrich_djvu.txt * http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Women-of-the-French-Salons1.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulet, Angelique 17th-century French actresses French stage actresses 1592 births 1651 deaths 17th-century French musicians 17th-century women musicians French lutenists