Jeanne Du Londel
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Marie Jeanne Du Londel also called 'du Londel' and 'Dulondel', née
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 Chateauneuf (1706 - in Stockholm 1772) was a French actor and theatre director. She was the leader of the Du Londel Troupe
Du Londel Troupe
The Du Londel Troupe was a French 18th-century theatre troupe. From 1753 to 1771, it was active as the French Theatre of Sweden, where it played a great part in that country's theatre history....

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She was married to the actor Jean Du Londel. She performed in La Haye
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 1738-1740 in the troupe of Nicolas Huau, and 1747-1753 in Copenhagen in Denmark. In 1753, her contract in Copenhagen
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 in Denmark
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 was ended. She was at this point the joint director of the troupe alongside Pierre de Laynay. They accepted the invitation of the Swedish Queen, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
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, and arrived in Sweden
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the same year. In 1756, she retired as a director and transferred the leadership of the troupe to her son, Louis Du Londel. Her daughter, Louise Du Londel (1740-1777) became a favourite actress within the French theatre in Sweden and the Swedish royal court.
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