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{{short description|French fruit seller (died 1793)}}
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'''Louise-Renée Leduc''' (died 1793), known as '''Louise Reine Audu''', was a French fruit seller, known for her participation in the [[French Revolution]]. She was counted as one of the Heroines of the revolution.
On 5 October 1789 she, alongside [[Theroigne de Mericourt]], led [[The Women's March on Versailles]]. At Versailles, she belonged to the delegation allowed an audience with the monarch to put forward their complaints. She led the march back to Paris with the royal court in triumph. Afterwards, however, she was imprisoned in [[Grand Châtelet]] and [[Conciergerie]]. She was freed 15 September 1791 by the efforts of the [[Cordeliers]] and [[Louis-Barthélemy Chenaux]]. On 10 August 1792, she participated in [[10 August (French Revolution)|the storming]] of the [[Tuileries Palace]]. She fought personally with the soldiers of the [[Swiss Guards|Swiss guard]]. She was honoured with a sword by the [[Paris Commune (French Revolution)|Paris commune]] for her acts.
In a book published in 1802, author Pierre Joseph Alexis Roussel reported that Reine Audu's mental health declined during her stay in prison and that she "died insane in the hospital in 1793".<ref>Pierre Joseph Alexis Roussel, ''Le Chateau des Tuileries ou récit ce qui s'est passé dans l'intérieur ce Palais, depuis sa construction jusqu'au 18 Brumaire l'an VIII'', volume 1, Lerouge, 1802, page 49</ref>
== Sources ==
* Marc de Villiers, Les 5 et 6 octobre 1789. Reine Audu les légendes des journées d'octobre, 1917.
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