Bio: Born a rich nobleman, Marquis being his title rather than his birth name, De Sade gradually became a decadent libertine among the French society of Louis XVI. A liberally educated iconoclast, he wrote prose and verse, and specialized in testing the limits of decency, breaking taboos and shocking the aristocracy, often with sordid details drawn from real life
Born: Thu, Jun 02 1740
Birthplace: Paris, France
Death: Fri, Dec 02 1814
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade is 74 years old
