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- Birth namePierre-Augustin Caron
- Beaumarchais was born on January 24, 1732 in Paris, France. Beaumarchais was a writer, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), The Barber of Seville (1938) and The Marriage of Figaro (1949). Beaumarchais was married to Marie-Thérèse Willermawlaz, Geneviève Wattebled Lévêque and Madeleine Aubertin. Beaumarchais died on May 18, 1799 in Paris, France.
- SpousesMarie-Thérèse Willermawlaz(March 8, 1786 - May 18, 1799) (his death, 1 child)Geneviève Wattebled Lévêque(April 11, 1770 - November 20, 1770) (her death, 2 children)Madeleine Aubertin(November 27, 1756 - September 30, 1757) (her death)
- Daughter, with Marie-Thérèse, Eugénie de Beaumarchais, born 5 January 1777. Eugénie and her husband André Toussaint Delarue, wed in 1796. are the ancestors of Jean Pierre de Beaumarchais.
- Son, with Geneviève Lévêque, Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, born 17 December, 1768 and died October 1772. Another child of Geneviève's, a daughter, was born March 7, 1770 and died a few days later, followed quickly by her mother.
- He established in 1777 the basis of the SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques). That French authors and composers' association was presided by many important writers like Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas fils, Victorien Sardou and Ludovic Halévy.
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