Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers

Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (1630-1676) was a French poisoner.

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1630 - 1676 - French

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Madame de Brinvilliers was notorious for her gallantries and for poisoning her father, brother, and two sisters in order to inherit their property, with the help of her lover army captain Godin de Sainte-Croix. There were also rumors that she had poisoned poor people during her visits in hospitals.

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She fled but was arrested in Liège. She was forced to confess, sentenced to death and in July 17, 1676, was forced to drink 20 gallons of water, beheaded and burned at a stake.

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The poison she used appears to have been the Tofana poison, an art which one of her paramours taught her. She or at least Godin de Sainte-Croix were acquainted with Exili, another poisoner of the 17th century.

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Tofana - Godin de Sainte-Croix - Exili

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The trial of the Marquise de Brinvilliers led to the Poison affair.

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