Léonard-Alexis Autié (abt. 1751 - 1820)

Born about 1751 in Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Died 20 Mar 1820 at about age 69 in Paris, Seine, France

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Biography

Léonard-Alexis Autié is Notable.

• Alexis Autié and Catherine Fournier, domestic servants^[1]
• favourite hairdresser of Queen Marie Antoinette; Coiffeur de la Reine (Hairdresser to the Queen)
• born between 1746-1751^[2]
• 1769 moved to Paris, styled actress Julie Niébert's hair which led to interest from noblewomen. Was hairstylist to Madame du Barry (King's mistress), a lady-in-waiting to the Marie-Antionette and eventually (1772) to Marie Antionette herself.
• Shot to fame in Paris after being in town only a few weeks^[2]
• Journal des Dames
• Académie de coiffeur ("a virtual House of Léonard") - setting it up with two of his brothers, Jean-Francois and Pierre
  • All three brothers used the professional name Monsieur Léonard, building on Léonard's initial success^[1][3]
• c1779 - married Marie Louise Adélaïde Jacobie Malacrida, who was the daughter of Jacques Malacrida^[1] (div. 1794)
• 1787 wealth allowed him to pursue other avenues of interest and with Marie Antionette's encouragement he started a new career as an opera impresario^[1]
• younger brother Jean-François, took over his daily duties to the Queen and became the head of the Académie de coiffure^[1]
• Fled abroad during the French Revolution, eventually going to Russia. Returned to France after Louis XVIII was restored.^[1]
  • Verona, where Louis XVIII was set up in an exiles court^[4]
  • Brunswick
  • St. Petersburg, Russia - established a comfortable life and lived there for 16 years. 3 years into life there, he styled the corpse of Tsar Paul I after his murder.^[4] - fire destroyed his personal papers
  • 1814 returned to France, doorkeeper to Louis XVIII's apartments but had expected more (like a possible title). Later appointed Orderer General of State Funerals.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Wikipeida: Léonard Autié, accessed 13 Sept 2017
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Léonard Autié: Hair, Grandeur and Revolution, Pt. 1." Missed in History (Podcast). 4 Sept 2017. HowStuffWorks.com (web). Retrieved 13 Sept 2017.
3. ↑ Wikipeida: Jean-François Autié, accessed 13 Sept 2017
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Léonard Autié: Hair, Grandeur and Revolution, Pt. 2." Missed in History (Podcast). 6 Sept 2017. HowStuffWorks.com (web). Retrieved 13 Sept 2017.