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Boniface De Castellane (1897-1946)
Marie Louis Jean Jay Georges Paul Ernest Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (17 January 1897 – 5 February 1946), was a French nobleman and diplomat. Early life He was the eldest son of American railroad heiress Anna Gould and Boni de Castellane, who was known as a leading ''Belle Époque'' tastemaker. Among his siblings were Georges de Castellane (who married Florinda Fernández Anchorena, owner of the Fernández Anchorena Palace in Buenos Aires) and Jason "Jay" de Castellane. His parents divorced in 1906 after his father had spent about $10 million of her family's money, and his mother remarried to Boni's cousin Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Sagan (son of the Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord), with whom she had two more children, Howard de Talleyrand-Périgord (who committed suicide in 1929), and Hélène Violette de Talleyrand-Périgord (who married Count James Robert de Pourtalès and Gaston Palewski). His paternal grandparents were Antoine de Castellane, a deputy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Castellane
The House of Castellane is a very ancient French nobility, French noble house originating in Provence and descended from Thibault, count of Arles in the 9th century. History Boniface, 1st sovereign baron de Castellane, lived in the 11th century. The sovereign barons de Castellane ruled over a small state bordering the Haute-Provence until the beginning of the 13th century, rendering homage to their overlord the count of Provence. Even after this they retained de jure sovereignty: " "Even after having been forced to pay homage to the Counts of Provence, these powerful feudal lords retained the fullness of the authority they exercised over their vassals." According to Lumens (Histoire de Castellane, published by J.-B. Shares...[t]he town, the castle and the rock of Castellane and declared him sovereign after the example of his elders; In 1993, king Juan Carlos I of Spain, Juan Carlos I rehabilitated the title of Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest on a descendant of the first duke, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Gould
Jason Gould (; May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould family, Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of the Robber baron (industrialist), robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial. Early life and education Gould was born in Roxbury, New York, to Mary More (1798–1841) and John Burr Gould (1792–1866). His maternal grandfather, Alexander T. More, was a businessman, and his great-grandfather, John More, was a Scottish immigrant who founded the town of Moresville, New York. Gould, however, grew up in poverty and had to work at his family's small dairy farm. Gould studied at the Hobart Academy in Hobart, New York, paying his way by bookkeeping. As a young boy, he decided that he wanted nothing to do with far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ambassador To The United States
The French ambassador to the United States is the diplomatic representation of the France, French Republic to the United States. They reside in Washington, D.C. The current ambassador is Laurent Bili. Heads of mission Ancien Regime (before 1792) First French Republic First French Empire (180415) Kingdom of France (181548) Second French Republic (184852) Second French Empire (185270) Third French Republic (18701940) Fourth French Republic (194658) Fifth French Republic (19582025) See also *List of ambassadors of the United States to France Notes References {{Lists of heads of French diplomatic missions Ambassadors of France to the United States, Lists of ambassadors of France, United States Lists of ambassadors to the United States, France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
