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Composer Edouard Du Puy was a French violin virtuoso and baritone singer, who introduced modern opera to a Danish audience at Royal Danish Theater. While residing in Denmark he also became private teacher and lover to princess Charlotte Frederikke, married to the later King Christian VIII. When the affair was discovered, Du Puy was thrown out of the country while Charlotte Frederikke was expelled from the royal family and later exiled to Rome.