Antoine Pierre Marie François Joseph de Lévis-Mirepoix, 5th Duke of San Fernando Luis, GE (1 August 1884 in Léran, Ariège – 16 July 1981, in

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) was a French historian, novelist and essayist. He was known as duke of Lévis-Mirepoix (having inherited the dukedom on his father's death on 10 May 1915), also having the titles of fifth Duke of San Fernando Luis,

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and 4th baron of de Lévis-Mirepoix. The writer Claude Silve, winner of the

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in 1935 for her novel ''Bénédiction'' was his sister.

Publications

*''Philippe Auguste et ses trois femmes'', Coll. Histoire, XXXIII, Club des Libraires de France, Paris, 1962, 328 pages

References

* Hubert Cuny and Nicole Dreneau, ''Le Gotha français : état présent des familles ducales et princières (depuis 1940)'', L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux, 1989 * Comité de Défense du Château de Lagarde "chateau-lagarde.com"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levis 1884 births 1981 deaths People from Ariège (department) People affiliated with Action Française Grandees of Spain Antoine Barons of France Order of the Francisque recipients French male essayists French male novelists 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French historians 20th-century French essayists 20th-century French male writers