Marie-Anne Couperin

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Marie-Anne Couperin (born 11 November 1677 in Paris; baptized 14 November at Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle in Dordogne) was a French organist and harpsichordist from the renowned Couperin musical family. Her parents are believed to be François Couperin the first and his second wife, Louise Bongard. She was the goddaughter and cousin of François Couperin the Great, the royal harpsichordist for Louis XIV, and a cousin of Marguerite-Louise Couperin, a noted soprano and organist. Marie-Anne was the aunt of Marguerite-Antoinette Couperin, who became the first woman appointed as a royal court harpsichordist. She became known for her work as organist and harpsichordist at Maubuisson Abbey (Notre-Dame-la-Royale), a Cistercian nunnery at Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône in Val-d'Oise. Her date of death is unknown.