[post_page_title]Confirmation[/post_page_title]
They decided to delve into genealogical records, which revealed Marthe’s true identity. Her birth name was Mathilde Beaugiron, and Marthe de Florian was a courtesan ‘stage name.’ She was a seamstress prior to this, and the team deduced her career change was down to the need to better support her son.
They also discovered that Marthe’s son was registered to Mathilde Vaugiron on his birth certificate, but was later changed to Beaugiron. This may have been an honest mistake, or deliberate, to hide that he was born out of wedlock.
