Béjart (family of actors)

Béjart was the name of a French family of comedians with whom Molière teamed up to found the theater company "L'Illustre Théâtre".

Known members were:

• • Joseph Béjart , to whom his wife Marie Hervé gave birth to the following children:
    • Joseph Béjart (* 1616 or 1617 in Paris, † 1658 in Paris)
    • Madeleine Béjart (* 1618 in Paris, † 1672 in Paris), mistress of Molière
    • Elisabeth Béjart (* 1620)
    • Jacques Béjart (* 1622)
    • Anne Béjart (* 1623)
    • Geneviève Béjart (* 1624, † 1675), also called Mademoiselle Hervé, Mademoiselle Villaubrun and Mademoiselle Aubry
    • Louis Béjart (* 1630, † 1678)
    • Charlotte Béjart (* 1632)
    • Bénigne Béjart (* 1639)
  • Armande Béjart (* 1642, † 1700), daughter or sister of Madeleine Béjart and wife of Molière