Marquis de Sade Marquis de Sade Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality. His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name while others appeared anonymously, which Sade denied having written. Sade is best known for his erotic works, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, suffering, criminality, and blasphemy against Christianity. He gained notoriety for putting these fantasies into practice with both
Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Rougiers, Venelles, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Mousteyret, Levens, Reveste, Cucuron, etc. He resided in a hôtel particulier on the Rue du Bac in Paris. He also resided at the family Hôtel de Valbelle in Aix-en-Provence. Additionally, he resided at the family castle, Château des Valbelles in Tourves. He had an affair with La Clairon (1723–1803) and bequeathed her 4,000 French livres after his death. He died of apoplexy on 18 November 1818 in Paris. He was buried in the Chartreuse de Montrieux, a monastery in Méounes-lès-Montrieux. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle (1729-1818) was a French aristocrat and military officer. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle