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Le Georges V

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Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Le Georges V
Phone:
+33 3 28 04 70 17

Address:
104 B boulevard de la Liberte, 59800, Lille, France

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a champion fencer, classical composer, virtuoso violinist, and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Born in Guadeloupe, he was the son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave. During the French Revolution, Saint-Georges was colonel of the Légion St.-Georges, the first all-black regiment in Europe, fighting on the side of the Republic. Today the Chevalier de Saint-Georges is best remembered as the first classical composer of African ancestry.
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