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Jean pierre benoit biography of mahatma
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Jeanne Dupleix
Jeanne Dupleix (–) (née Albert) was the spouse of Joseph François Dupleix, governor general of the French establishment in India in , and known for her influence during his tenure.
She acted as his political advisor and is known to have influenced his policy against non-Christians. She was known to the Indians as Joanna Begum (Jân Begum).
Family
She was born in at Pondicherry to Jacques-Théodore Albert and Élisabeth-Rose de Castro, and baptized on 2 June
Her father was from Paris.
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He was the surgeon of Company at Pondicherry. Her mother, Rosa de Castro, was a creole of partly Italian, partly Portuguese and Indian parentage from Madras. Rosa de Castro's father was Portuguese whereas her mother was a local woman.[1] She had five sisters and two brothers.[2]
She married a Mr.
Vincens, one of the superior councillors of the Company, on 5 June He died at Chandannagar 26 September at the age of On 17 April , she married Dupleix who was Pre