Marquis de Sade

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Marquis de Sade was an 18th-century French nobleman, writer, and philosopher infamous for his libertine sexuality, violent erotic works, and the origin of the term "sadism."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essayist
human
nobleman
novelist
philosopher
playwright
short story writer
writer
birthName Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
burialPlace Charenton (unmarked grave)
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1740-06-02
dateOfDeath 1814-12-02
educatedAt Lycée Louis-le-Grand
surface form: Collège Louis-le-Grand
eponymOf sadism
ethnicGroup French
father Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jean-Baptiste François Joseph de Sade
genre erotica
gothic fiction
philosophical fiction
pornographic literature
honorificTitle Marquis
imprisonedAt Bastille
Charenton asylum
Château de Vincennes
influenced Angela Carter
Georges Bataille
Michel Foucault
Georges Bataille
surface form: Pierre Klossowski

Roland Barthes
Simone de Beauvoir
Surrealism
surface form: surrealism
influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy
atheism
materialism
knownFor libertine sexuality
philosophical exploration of cruelty and desire
violent erotic literature
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalStatus frequently imprisoned without trial under lettres de cachet
mainTheme blasphemy and anti-clericalism
power and cruelty
sexual freedom
militaryRank captain
mother Marie-Eléonore de Maillé de Carman NERFINISHED
movement French Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment

French literature of the 18th century
libertinism
name Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
surface form: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
notableWork Aline and Valcour
Juliette
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue
Philosophy in the Bedroom
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Crimes of Love
occupation nobleman
philosopher
soldier
writer
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Paris
placeOfDeath Charenton asylum
Charenton-Saint-Maurice NERFINISHED
France
politicalAlignment supporter of the French Revolution (early phase)
positionHeld Marquis de Sade self-link
religion Roman Catholicism
servedIn French Army
sexualOrientation bisexual (commonly interpreted)
spouse Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil

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Marquis de Sade birthName Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Marquis de Sade father Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jean-Baptiste François Joseph de Sade
Quills featuresCharacter Marquis de Sade
Quills mainSubject Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade name Marquis de Sade self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Bastille notablePrisoner Marquis de Sade
Romina Power notableWork Marquis de Sade
this entity surface form: Marquis de Sade: Justine
Quills portrays Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade positionHeld Marquis de Sade self-link