Louise Chevalier (1774 - died after 1801), was a French actor and
opera singer. She was active in Russia in the French theater troupe of
her spouse, the ballet dancer and playwright Chevalier [ru] (Pierre
Peicam), from 1797 until 1801.During her tenure in Russia, she was the
lover of first the Master of the Stables, the court noble and
emperor's favorite Ivan Kutaisov, and then of emperor Paul I of
Russia. She was an important figure during the reign of Paul I, when
she wielded great influence as a channel for supplicants to Kutaisov
and the emperor, and reportedly accepted substantial sums as such, and
attracted great animosity in St Petersburg.After the fall of Paul I in
March 1801, she was asked to leave Russia by tsar Alexander. It is not
confirmed what happened to her after this, though conflicting reports
place her as a courtesan and a spy in Paris, in Germany and in Poland.
opera singer. She was active in Russia in the French theater troupe of
her spouse, the ballet dancer and playwright Chevalier [ru] (Pierre
Peicam), from 1797 until 1801.During her tenure in Russia, she was the
lover of first the Master of the Stables, the court noble and
emperor's favorite Ivan Kutaisov, and then of emperor Paul I of
Russia. She was an important figure during the reign of Paul I, when
she wielded great influence as a channel for supplicants to Kutaisov
and the emperor, and reportedly accepted substantial sums as such, and
attracted great animosity in St Petersburg.After the fall of Paul I in
March 1801, she was asked to leave Russia by tsar Alexander. It is not
confirmed what happened to her after this, though conflicting reports
place her as a courtesan and a spy in Paris, in Germany and in Poland.
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