Maria Johanna Elselina Versfelt (27 September 1776 â€" 19 May 1845),
also known as Ida Saint-Elme, Elzelina av Aylde Jonghe, and by her
pseudonym La Contemporaine, was a Dutch writer and stage actress,
known for her adventurous life.Versfelt was born in Lith. Her parents
were the vicar Gerrit Versfelt (1735â€"1781) and Alida de Jongh
(1738â€"1828), and she was married around 1792â€"1796 to merchant
Ringeling Claasz (1768â€"1801). She was known for her love affairs: in
1795â€"1799, she had an affair with French General Jean Victor Marie
Moreau (1763â€"1813).She left the Netherlands after the French
conquest in 1795 and followed her lovers on their military campaigns
over Europe. From 1801, she worked as an actress in traveling theatres
in France and Italy. In 1827, she published her memoirs Mémoires
d'une Contemporaine (8 parts, 1827â€"1828), which made her famous. She
died, aged 68, in Brussels.
also known as Ida Saint-Elme, Elzelina av Aylde Jonghe, and by her
pseudonym La Contemporaine, was a Dutch writer and stage actress,
known for her adventurous life.Versfelt was born in Lith. Her parents
were the vicar Gerrit Versfelt (1735â€"1781) and Alida de Jongh
(1738â€"1828), and she was married around 1792â€"1796 to merchant
Ringeling Claasz (1768â€"1801). She was known for her love affairs: in
1795â€"1799, she had an affair with French General Jean Victor Marie
Moreau (1763â€"1813).She left the Netherlands after the French
conquest in 1795 and followed her lovers on their military campaigns
over Europe. From 1801, she worked as an actress in traveling theatres
in France and Italy. In 1827, she published her memoirs Mémoires
d'une Contemporaine (8 parts, 1827â€"1828), which made her famous. She
died, aged 68, in Brussels.
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