Isabelle de Charrière was born on 20 October 1740 in Zuylen Castle. A Dutch-born writer who wrote in French, Isabelle de Charriere, also known as Belle van Zuylen, came from an aristocratic family in Utrecht. She married a Swiss tutor and lived in Colombier near Neuchatel, where she wrote novels, plays, essays and letters. Works such as Caliste, Three Women and Lettres neuchateloises are admired for their wit and their independent view of society and women's lives. She was also a composer. She had a famous friendship and correspondence with Benjamin Constant, and she criticized the aristocratic conventions of her time while living through the French Revolution.
Before and after
- from 22 October 1739 to 18 October 1748War of Jenkins' Ear
- 1740Rise of Hasidic Judaism
- from 1740 to 1763Silesian Wars
- 2 June 1740Birth of Marquis de Sade
- 20 October 1740Birth of Isabelle de Charrière
- 14 November 1740Founding of University of Pennsylvania
- from 29 November 1740 to 6 May 1757Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
- 1741Steller's sea cow is discovered and then hunted to extinction
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