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August 28, 1661 - Anne Dieu-le-Veut

One of the rarest figures in the history of Atlantic piracy, she operated in an era and a world that offered women almost no recognized role in maritime violence — yet she carved one out regardless. Her inclusion here reflects the site's cataloging of those who lived outside sanctioned boundaries through force or threat of force, however small their numbers.

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Anne "Dieu-Le-Veut" de Graaf also called Marie-Anne or Marianne (28 August 1661 – 11 January 1710) was a French pirate. Alongside Jacquotte Delahaye, she was one of very few female buccaneers. While Delahaye was likely fictional, Dieu-le-Veut was real; however, many of her exploits are inventions of later writers.

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