Geneviève Poitrine
Geneviève Poitrine, known as Madame Poitrine ( – after 1783), was a wet nurse of the Dauphin of France, Louis Joseph, son of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. Poitrine was retrospectively accused of transmitting tuberculosis to the infant prince, thus inadvertently causing his death, aged seven years; this meant that his younger brother Louis Charles became heir apparent. The word "poitrine" translates to "chest" or "bosom", and her married name of Madame Poitrine was remarked upon by contemporaries as being appropriate for her duties.
Q472898
wet nurse
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Q192883
Dauphin of France
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Q473506
Louis Joseph
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Q7732
Louis XVI
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Q47365
Marie Antoinette
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Q12204
tuberculosis
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Q49765
Louis Charles
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Q2762318
heir apparent
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Q9645
chest
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Q3100686
Geneviève Poitrine
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1783-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1783
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child
child
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spouse
cause of death