Marie Jeanne Du Londel also called du Londel and Dulondel,

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''Chateauneuf'' (1706 – in Stockholm 1772) was a French actress and theatre director. She was the leader of the Du Londel Troupe. She was married to the actor Jean Du Londel. She performed in

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1738–1740 in the troupe of Nicolas Huau, and 1747–1753 in Copenhagen in Denmark. In 1753, her contract in

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was ended. She was at this point the joint director of the troupe alongside Pierre de Laynay. They accepted the invitation of the Swedish Queen,

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, and arrived in

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the same year. In 1756, she retired as a director and transferred the leadership of the troupe to her son, Louis Du Londel. Her daughter

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(1740–1777) became a favourite actress within the French theatre in Sweden and the Swedish royal court as well as a French teacher to

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, and her daughter-in-law Marguerite Du Londel dance teacher to Sophia Albertine. In circa 1734, she had a son, Adolf Fredriksson (c. 1734-1771), with the future

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References

*Lars Löfgren (2003). ''Svensk teater'' (Swedish theatre). Stockholm:

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. . *Gidlunds förlag: ''Ny svensk teaterhistoria. Teater före 1800'' (New Swedish theatre history. Theatre before 1800)
César: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Duhautlondel dit Dulondel (16?? - 175?)
* Forser, Tomas & Heed, Sven Åke (red.), Ny svensk teaterhistoria. 1, Teater före 1800, Gidlund, Hedemora, 2007 * Löfgren, Lars, Svensk teater, Natur och kultur, Stockholm, 2003 1706 births 1772 deaths Expatriate actresses in Sweden 18th-century French actresses French theatre directors Swedish courtiers Age of Liberty people French emigrants to Sweden 18th-century theatre managers Mistresses of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden 18th-century Swedish businesswomen {{France-stage-actor-stub