Marquise de Brinvilliers

Marquise de Brinvilliers was a French noblewoman from the 17th century known for her involvement in a series of poisonings. She allegedly used arsenic to murder family members and rivals, motivated by inheritance and power. Her suspected crimes fueled public fear about poisonings and intrigue among the aristocracy. Her story gained notoriety because of her high social status, the mysterious nature of her crimes, and the early use of forensic investigations to uncover her guilt. Her case remains one of the earliest examples of documented poison murders in European history.