Name Anna Gould Parents Jay Gould | Siblings George Jay Gould I | |
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Born June 5, 1875 ( 1875-06-05 ) Relatives George Jay Gould I, brotherEdwin Gould I, brotherHelen Miller Gould, sisterFrank Jay Gould, brother Spouse Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord, Duke of Sagan (m. 1908–1937), Boni de Castellane (m. 1895–1906) Children Boniface de Castellane, Georges de Castellane Similar People Boni de Castellane, Jay Gould, George Jay Gould I, Edwin Gould I, Frank Jay Gould | ||
Anna Gould (June 5, 1875 – November 30, 1961) was an American heiress and socialite, the daughter of financier Jay Gould.
Contents
- First marriage
- Children of first marriage
- Divorce
- Second marriage
- Children of second marriage
- Death
- Timeline
- References
First marriage
She married Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane (1867–1932), elder son and heir apparent of the Marquis of Castellane, on March 14, 1895 in Manhattan, New York. He was commonly referred to as Boniface de Castellane with the nickname "Boni" and used the courtesy title of Count of Castellane (Comte de Castellane).
They divorced in 1906, after Boniface had spent about $10 million of her family's money. Boniface then sought an annulment from the Vatican in 1924. After several appeals the validity of the marriage was upheld.
Children of first marriage
With Boniface, Anna had the following five children:
Divorce
Time magazine wrote on April 13, 1925:
Probably not since Henry VIII tried in vain to get an annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon has a matrimonial case been so long in the courts of the Roman Catholic Church as that on which nine Cardinals have just handed down a final decision.
Second marriage
After the civil divorce in 1906 she married Boni's cousin in 1908: Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord, Duc de Sagan (1859–1937) son of the dandy Boson de Talleyrand-Perigord. As eldest son and heir to the Duke of Talleyrand, he was styled Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord and Duke of Sagan.
Children of second marriage
With Talleyrand, Anna had the following two children:
Death
She returned to the US four months before her death. She died on December 8, 1961, in Paris. She is entombed in Passy Cemetery in Paris.