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The Gacé girl who became a Paris queen; La Dame aux Camélias

First published 2016/07/02 Within this imposing fortress at Gacé, is a small unexpected homage.  A museum dedicated to a local girl whose short life was filled with passion, fame, tragedy and horror. In Gacé, Rose-Alphonsine Plessis worked in an umbrella factory.  As Marie Duplessis, she was the courtesan queen of Paris, for a

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