Caroline Vuiet was born in 1766, the daughter of an organist in Rambouillet, a town around 50 kilometers from Paris. It is said that she made a name for herself as a ''child prodigy''at the age of five.
Queen Marie-Antoinette, who became aware of the girl, gave her a comprehensive education in literature and music.
Her opera ''L'Heureuse Erreur'' for which she had written the text and music, was performed at the Théâtre Beaujolais in 1786.
During the revolutionary years, Caroline Wuiet was condemned for her connections to the royal family, but was able to flee to Holland and later England, where she supported herself by giving piano lessons. When she returned to Paris during the Directory, she quickly regained access to musical and literary circles. She successfully published prose and compositions herself.
In 1807, Caroline Wuiet married Colonel Joseph (José) Auffdiener and accompanied him to Lisbon. There she continued to work under the pseudonym "Donna Elidora". When the French army invaded Portugal and Spain, Caroline Auffdiener returned to Paris. She again gave music lessons and published compositions (romances, piano works and chamber music) as well as novels.
Caroline Auffdiener, née Vuiet, lived her last years in seclusion in Saint-Cloud near Paris, the favorite residence of the rulers of the time, where she died in 1835.
