Alexandre Dumas

24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a French novelist and playwright, one of the most widely read French authors in the world. He is best known for his historical adventure novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both published in 1844.

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Born in Villers-Cotterêts, France
24 July 1802

Alexandre Dumas was born in Villers-Cotterêts, the son of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the highest-ranking man of African descent in a European army at the time.

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Moved to Paris and joined the household of the Duke of Orléans
1822

Dumas moved to Paris and obtained a clerkship in the household of the Duke of Orléans, the future King Louis-Philippe, while beginning to write for the theatre.

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Birth of his son Alexandre Dumas fils
27 July 1824

Dumas's son by the seamstress Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay was born; Alexandre Dumas fils became a celebrated author in his own right.

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Triumphant premiere of Henri III et sa cour
10 February 1829

Dumas's historical drama Henri III et sa cour premiered at the Comédie-Française, making him one of the first successes of the Romantic theatre.

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The Three Musketeers serialized
March 1844 – July 1844

The Three Musketeers, written with collaborator Auguste Maquet, appeared in serial form in Le Siècle and became an enduring worldwide success.

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The Count of Monte Cristo serialized
August 1844 – 1846

Dumas's revenge epic The Count of Monte Cristo was serialized in the Journal des débats, becoming one of the most popular novels ever written.

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Built the Château de Monte-Cristo
1847

Flush with literary earnings, Dumas built an extravagant residence, the Château de Monte-Cristo, at Port-Marly outside Paris; debts forced its sale within a few years.

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Supported Garibaldi's campaign in Italy
1860 – 1864

Dumas traveled to Italy in support of Giuseppe Garibaldi's unification campaign and spent about three years in Naples directing excavations and museums.

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Died at Puys, near Dieppe
5 December 1870

Dumas died at his son's home at Puys on the Normandy coast at the age of 68; in 2002 his remains were transferred to the Panthéon in Paris.

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