RELIGIOUS FIGURE

La Voisin

1640 - 1680

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Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin" (c. 1640 – 22 February 1680), was a French fortune teller, commissioned poisoner, and professional provider of alleged sorcery. She was the head of a network of fortune tellers in Paris providing poison, aphrodisiacs, abortion, purported magical services and the arranging of black masses, with clients among the aristocracy and became the central figure in the famous affaire des poisons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of La Voisin has received more than 428,835 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. La Voisin is the 950th most popular religious figure (down from 740th in 2019), the 1,426th most popular biography from France (down from 968th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Religious Figure.

La voisin is a French word that means “neighbor.” The term is often used to refer to the person who lives next door to someone, but it can also be used to refer to any person who lives in the vicinity of someone.

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  • 430k

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  • 60.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, La Voisin ranks 950 out of 3,187. Before her are Leonardo Boff, Benedict of Aniane, Peter Mogila, Vilna Gaon, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Frederick Fleet. After her are Jacques Paul Migne, Saint Silvia, Mariam Baouardy, Arnold of Brescia, Antipope Laurentius, and Angelo Scola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, La Voisin ranks 7. Before her are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Man in the Iron Mask, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, and Pu Songling. After her are Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, and Abraham Mignon. Among people deceased in 1680, La Voisin ranks 16. Before her are Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Samuel Butler, John Eudes, and Tokugawa Ietsuna. After her are John George II, Elector of Saxony, Ivan Sirko, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Thomas Bartholin, Per Brahe the Younger, and Li Yu.

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In France

Among people born in France, La Voisin ranks 1,426 out of 6,770. Before her are Benedict of Aniane (750), Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724), Armand Peugeot (1849), Pierre Cambronne (1770), Roland Topor (1938), and Paul-Jacques Curie (1855). After her are James Tissot (1836), Marie de Rohan (1600), Pierre Puget (1620), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Jacques Roux (1752), and Henri, Prince of Condé (1588).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, La Voisin ranks 70. Before her are Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Odilo of Cluny (961), and Benedict of Aniane (750). After her are Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Peter Faber (1506), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), John of Matha (1150), and Arnaud Amalric (1160).

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