Annette Soubrier

Annette Soubrier (1865–1951) was a French seamstress, poultry seller, and illegalist anarchist. She is known for her involvement during the rise of illegalism, when she joined the Ortiz gang, and for being accused in the Trial of the Thirty.

Orphaned at a young age, Soubrier married Paul Chiericotti and, with him, became integrated into French illegalist circles, joining one of these groups, the Ortiz gang. She was arrested after rejoining Chiericotti from London and put on trial during the Trial of the Thirty, a political trial targeting the anarchist movement in France. However, while her husband was convicted, the court gave little attention to her case, and she was acquitted. Soubrier subsequently moved to the United Kingdom, settling in London, where she remained until her death in 1951.

Although she was acquitted, her role within the Ortiz gang has been re-evaluated and amplified by more recent historians, who view her—and her multiple trips between London and Paris—as a potentially important figure in the fencing of the gang's stolen goods.

Biography

Youth and anarchism Annette Soubrier was born in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris on 30 August 1865. She was the youngest daughter of Antoinette Vincent and Géraud Soubrier, who worked as second-hand dealers and ran a small hotel in Paris.