Voltairine de Saint-Clair

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Voltairine de Saint-Clair
Voltarine de Cleyre, London, 1897.jpg
Born(1815-02-03)February 3, 1815
Montcharmin, Florentia
NationalityFlorentian
Known forCo-leader of the Lyrie Commune
Notable work
  • What is property? (1840)
  • Conquest of Rice (1852)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Title
  • Duchess of Flamart
MovementAnarchism
Criminal charge(s)Revolutionary activity (Lysia)
Criminal penaltyExile (Lysia)
Spouse(s)Hugues de Saint-Clair
Parents
  • Charles-Philippe d'Asmavie (father)
  • Béatrice de Bondife (mother)

Voltairine de Saint-Clair (1815-1887), born in Florentia as a member of the House of Asmavie and later Duchess of Flamart via mariage, is an activist known as one of the first two self-identified anarchists, along with Charles Chocliétie, as well as her significant role in the Lyrie Commune.

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