Geneviève Prémoy, alias Chevalier Balthazard (1660–1706), was a French officer. She made her career in the army of Louis XIV and became famous in contemporary France after her popular biography was published. Premoy was born in Guise in Picardie. She ran away from home after a domestic conflict, dressed herself as a male and enlisted in the regiment of the Prince of Condé in 1676. She was eventually promoted and raised through the ranks through bravery in battle, and participated in the Siege of Philippsburg (1688).
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| - Geneviève Prémoy, alias le chevalier Balthazard (1660-1706), était une officier de cavalerie française travestie de l'armée de Louis XIV, devenue célèbre auprès de ses contemporains après la publication de son autobiographie en 1703. (fr)
- Geneviève Premoy, känd som Chevalier Balthazard, född 1660, död 1704, var en fransk officer. Hon tjänstgjorde i Ludvig XIV:s armé, där hon gjorde militär karriär utklädd till man. Hon blev en välkänd gestalt genom den populära biografi som gavs ut om henne. (sv)
- Geneviève Prémoy, alias Chevalier Balthazard (1660–1706), was a French officer. She made her career in the army of Louis XIV and became famous in contemporary France after her popular biography was published. Premoy was born in Guise in Picardie. She ran away from home after a domestic conflict, dressed herself as a male and enlisted in the regiment of the Prince of Condé in 1676. She was eventually promoted and raised through the ranks through bravery in battle, and participated in the Siege of Philippsburg (1688). (en)
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| - Geneviève Prémoy, alias Chevalier Balthazard (1660–1706), was a French officer. She made her career in the army of Louis XIV and became famous in contemporary France after her popular biography was published. Premoy was born in Guise in Picardie. She ran away from home after a domestic conflict, dressed herself as a male and enlisted in the regiment of the Prince of Condé in 1676. She was eventually promoted and raised through the ranks through bravery in battle, and participated in the Siege of Philippsburg (1688). Her biological sex was discovered when she was wounded during the Siege of Mons (1691). She was called to Versailles, were Louis XIV made her honorary knight of the Order of St Louis. She was fired from the army but allowed to keep her rank, and though she was ordered to wear a skirt, she continued to dress as a man on the upper part of the body. Her autobiography, Histoire de la Dragone: contenant les actions de Genevieve Premoy, was published in 1703. (en)
- Geneviève Prémoy, alias le chevalier Balthazard (1660-1706), était une officier de cavalerie française travestie de l'armée de Louis XIV, devenue célèbre auprès de ses contemporains après la publication de son autobiographie en 1703. (fr)
- Geneviève Premoy, känd som Chevalier Balthazard, född 1660, död 1704, var en fransk officer. Hon tjänstgjorde i Ludvig XIV:s armé, där hon gjorde militär karriär utklädd till man. Hon blev en välkänd gestalt genom den populära biografi som gavs ut om henne. (sv)
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