Élisabeth Thible
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L'envol de La Gustave par Charles-Ange Boily
Élisabeth Thible, or Elizabeth Tible, (née Estrieux, 8 March 1757, Lyon – 13 February 1785, Paris), was the first woman to make a flight in an untethered hot air balloon. She was born in Lyon, France, on 8 March 1757. On 4 June 1784, eight months after the first crewed balloon flight, Thible flew, in or from Les Brotteaux within the 6e arrondissement of Lyon; with a Monsieur Fleurant on board a hot air balloon christened La Gustave in honour of King Gustav III of Sweden's visit to Lyon. Thible was dressed as the Roman goddess Minerva.[1][2]
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| Names | Élisabeth Thible; Elizabeth Tible; Elizabeth Tible; Élisabeth Estrieux |
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| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Lyon, Rhône, Paris, Seine |
| Occupations | balloonist |
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| Family name | Thible; Tible; Estrieux |
| Birth date | 1757-03-08 |
| Death date | 1785-02-13 |
| Wikidata id | Q142967 |
