1-2. Madame de Saint-Baslemont de Neuville by Claude Deruet, 16463. Same, engraved by Balthasar Mon
1-2. Madame de Saint-Baslemont de Neuville by Claude Deruet, 16463. Same, engraved by Balthasar Moncornet, 1630s Alberte-Barbe d'Ernécourt, Dame de Saint-Baslemont (sometimes spelled Saint-Balmon; 14 May 1607 – 22 May 1660) was a French soldier and writer, a heroine of the Thirty Years’ War. Alberte remained at Neuville-en-Verdunois when her husband was away serving the Duke of Lorraine, but needed to defend her property against French, Swedish and Croatian soldiers who were roaming the countryside. She dressed in men’s clothing, assuming the persona of the “chevalier de Saint-Baslemont” (supposedly her brother-in-law), and is said to have participated in hand-to-hand combat, adopting military tactics she had learned from her husband. She also took responsibility for the protection of the shrine of Notre-Dame-de-Benoite-Vaux, with its statue of the Virgin Mary. She created a fighting force from among her tenants, and succeeded in maintaining some order within her family’s territory. As a result, her lands attracted many incomers from other areas whose own homes were threatened or destroyed. -- source link
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