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Chevalier de Saint Georges -- Called the Black Mozart!
"Born December 25, 1745 in Guadeloupe he would become
one of the most dazzling and fascinating figures in the French Court of Louis
the 16th and other courts in Europe. As a violinist, pianist, poet, musical
composer and actor, he was phenomenal; as a swordsman, he so far eclipsed the
best of his time that in his prime no one could match him; as a marksman none
could pull the trigger with such unerring aim; as a soldier and commander, he
performed prodigious feats on the field of battle.
As a horseman, dancer and
swimmer he was the most graceful in a land supreme for its grace and
elegance. In dress, he was the
model of his day, setting fashions in England and France. A King of France, a
future King of England and royal princes all sought his favor and company and
to top it off, he possessed a spirit of rare generosity, kindness and moral
rectitude.
The object of sometimes overt racial controversy, he
survived two assassination attempts and in his later years, would abandon the
aristocratic world of his upbringing to become an early supporter of racial
equality in France and England."
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