Duchess Rosalie Du Roc. (
liaisonsdangereuses) wrote2023-08-28 03:03 pm
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• current: ~ 1740
• Countess Rosalie de Boufflers, b. 1717
• married to Duke Maurice Du Roc, 1737; considered a marriage of love as well as convenience
• he is an Army General and is often away at war
• meanwhile, she lives at the Château Velaux thirty kilometers north of Marseille
• is a trained musician, plays the harpsichord excellently and can sing
• composes her own music and teaches young women to play and perform
• both she and Maurice are queer and formed this union to buy themselves some freedom
• she considers him her best friend and only wishes him well, knowing he has a lover in the army
• often seduces her students and has an on-again off-again affair with her maid, Victoire
• is helplessly in love with her best friend, Marie Anne Prudence Le Blanc, a very married opera singer
• writes letters to her network daily, most prominently to Maurice and Anne Prudence
• keeps an active diary
• lives for her music
• is pragmatic; as long as she had a harpsichord there, she could live in a dump
• the only excessive expenses she makes are gifts for her many lovers
• is well cared for by her husband who sees to all her needs, even when away
• backtagging is good
• no ooc triggers or warnings
• warning for period-appropriate homophobia etc.
• open to timey-whimey jamjar interaction, historical scenarios, modern au's and whatever
• shipping is f/f only, but love gen interaction and especially queer friendships!
• pm for contact, cest/cet time zone
