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Marguerite Steinheil

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The Resume

    (April 16, 1869-July 17, 1954)
    Born in Beaucourt, France
    Birth name was Marguerite Jeanne Japy
    Nickname was Meg
    Mistress of French President Felix Faure (1897-99)
    Accused of the May 1908 murders of her husband and stepmother
    Stood trial and acquitted of the murders (November 14, 1909)
    Wrote the book 'My Memoirs' (1912)
    Died in Hove, England at age 85

Why she might be annoying:

    She was born into wealth and married a French painter at age 21.
    She started having affairs right after marriage.
    Her two year affair with President Faure ended when he died while she was giving him oral sex (February 16, 1899).
    She continued to have affairs after the scandal.
    Found bound with her dead husband and stepmother she said black-robed intruders did it, but was immediately named a suspect.
    She tried to frame a servant and then the son of a housekeeper, but both accounts were proved bogus.
    Though acquitted the judge presiding over the case called her stories 'tissues of lies.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She hosted gatherings for some of the elite of France, including Charles Gounod, Emile Zola and Pierre Loti.
    After her trial an acquittal she quietly moved to London and in 1917 married a baron (he died in 1927).
    She died alone in a U.K. nursing home.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 111 Votes: 42.34% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 69.09% Annoying