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Marguerite Steinheil

3 stories mention Marguerite Steinheil on DeadlyCurious.

The Footnote June 26, 2026 · Élysée Palace, Paris

The Society Mistress Who Was With the French President When He Died on the Office Sofa

Marguerite Steinheil was 39 years old and the principal mistress of French President Félix Faure when Faure suffered a fatal stroke during a sexual encounter at the Élysée Palace on 16 February 1899. Ten years later she was tried for the murder of her husband and mother and was acquitted.

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The Cabinet June 10, 2026 · Impasse Ronsin, 17th arrondissement, Paris

The Mistress on Trial Twice

A decade after President Faure died in her arms, Marguerite Steinheil was charged with the murders of her mother and her husband. Paris had been waiting.

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The Coroner’s Report June 3, 2026 · Palais de l'Élysée, Paris, France

The French President Who Died on the Job

Félix Faure had ambitions of being Caesar. On a February afternoon in 1899, he became something else.

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