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December 25, 1745
Chevalier de Saint Georges -- Called the Black Mozart!
"Born
December 25, 1745 in Guadeloupe he would become one of the most
dazzling and fascinating figures in the French Court of Louis the 16th
and other courts in Europe.
As a violinist, pianist, poet, musical composer and actor, he was phenomenal; as a swordsman, he so far eclipsed the best of his time that in his prime no one could match him; as a marksman none could pull the trigger with such unerring aim; as a soldier and commander, he performed prodigious feats on the field of battle.
As a violinist, pianist, poet, musical composer and actor, he was phenomenal; as a swordsman, he so far eclipsed the best of his time that in his prime no one could match him; as a marksman none could pull the trigger with such unerring aim; as a soldier and commander, he performed prodigious feats on the field of battle.
As
a horseman, dancer and swimmer he was the most graceful in a land
supreme for its grace and elegance. In dress, he was the model of his
day, setting fashions in England and France. A King of France, a future
King of England and royal princes all sought his favor and company and
to top it off, he possessed a spirit of rare generosity, kindness and
moral rectitude.
The
object of sometimes overt racial controversy, he survived two
assassination attempts and in his later years, would abandon the
aristocratic world of his upbringing to become an early supporter of
racial equality in France and England."
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"Not
much is known of Saint George’s mother who was given the name "Nanon".
Initially Nanon must have been one of the Bologne-Saint-George’s
household slaves. The famous swordsman Henry Angelo claimed that Saint
George’s mother Nanon was "one of the most beautiful women that Africa
has ever sent to the plantations" and that "St-Georges combined in his
person his mother’s grace and good looks and his father’s vigor and
assurance". read more
