Caroline Gravière, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian writer
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Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
About Caroline Gravière
- Caroline Gravière (real name Estelle Marie Louise Ruelens) (May 27, 1821 – March 20, 1878) was a Belgian writer.The daughter of a former notary from the village of Arquennes near Seneffe, she was born Estelle Marie Louise Crèvecœur in Brussels.
- Her mother, whose maiden name was Triponetty, was descended from Italian bankers who had come to Brussels during the 17th century.
- In 1848, she married Charles Ruelens, who became curator at the Royal Library of Belgium.
- She had six children, two of which died at a young age.In 1864, she wrote her first novel Une histoire du pays under the name Michel Fleury.
- She contributed to various literary magazines, including the Revue trimestrielle and the Revue de Belgique using the name Caroline Gravière.
- She also published short stories and serialized novels in L'Étoile belge and La revue moderne.
- Her most successful novel was La Servante, published in 1872.
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