Born Christmas 1745 in Guadeloupe, Joseph Bologne wore many hats in his lifetime. He would become best known under his title of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, fencer extraordinaire and popular musician. Childhood Saint-Georges was the son of an African slave named Nanon and her owner George Bologne de Saint-Georges. His father took the name ‘de Saint Georges’ from one of the plantations he owned. […]
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