Madame d'Aulnoy

Madame d'Aulnoy, Baroness d'Aulnoy
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Born	Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville 1650/1651 Barneville-la-Bertran, Normandy, France
Died	4 January 1705 (age 53–55)
Occupation	fairy tale writer
Literary movement	Précieuses
Notable works	Sentiments of a Penitent Soul (Sentiments d'une Ame penitente) The Return of a Soul to God (Le Retour d'une Ame à Dieu) History of Hippolyte, Count of Douglas (Histoire d'Hippolyte, comte de Duglas) (1690) History of Jean de Bourbon, Prince of Carency (Histoire de Jean de Bourbon, Prince de Carency) (1692) The Count of Warwick (Le Comte de Warwick) Memories of the Court of Spain, Account of the Voyage to Spain (Memoires de la cour d'Espagne, Relation du voyage d'Espagne) (1690 or 1691) Memories of the Court of England (Mémoires de la cour d'Angleterre) (1695) From Fairy Tales (Les Contes des Fées) (1697)
Spouse	François de la Motte, Baron d'Aulnoy
Children	6

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705),^[1] also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection Les Contes des Fées (Fairy Tales) coined the literary genre's name and included the first story to feature "Prince Charmant" or Prince Charming. She is considered to have been a member of les conteuses group of French female authors.