Whom did Germaine de Staël marry?
Eric Magnus Staël von Holstein
Jacques Necker
Benjamin Constant
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
Answer
Eric Magnus Staël von Holstein, a Swedish diplomat, was the husband of Germaine de Staël, an influential French intellectual and writer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Despite an unhappy marriage, Germaine de Staël found inspiration and growth through her experiences, which would later shape her literary and intellectual contributions.
Enlightenment and Romance: The Life and Works of Germaine de Staël
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