The most famous fortune-teller of the First Empire, said to have been consulted by the Empress Joséphine, she rests at Père-Lachaise. Who is she?
The answer
Marie-Anne Lenormand read cards in a Paris consulting room thronged by the whole of the Empire, and her reputation earned her several spells in prison. She left behind a considerable fortune and rests at Père-Lachaise; the tarot decks bearing her name are still sold today.
This question belongs to the “The Strange and the Paranormal” series of the Père-Lachaise quiz: ten questions, a story behind every right answer.