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Christian de Villeneuve Esclapon

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Nationality
  
French

Occupation
  
Politician Publisher


Role
  
French Politician

Spouse
  
Jeanne Bonaparte

Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon

Born
  
August 8, 1852
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Children
  
Jules Pierre Napoleon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon Romee Napoleon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Lucien Louis Napoleon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon

Parent(s)
  
Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon Henriette de Fresse de Monval

Relatives
  
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte (father-in-law)

Name
  
Christian Villeneuve-Esclapon

Died
  
April 3, 1931, Paris, France

Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1852–1931) was a French aristocrat, politician and Félibrige supporter. He served in the National Assembly of France from 1889 to 1893 and published a newspaper, Lou Prouvençau.

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Early life

Henri Marie Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon was born on 8 August 1852 in Aix-en-Provence. His father was Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1809–1895) and his mother, Henriette de Fresse de Monval. Upon the death of his father, he became the 10th Marquis de Villeneuve-Esclapon.

Career

He served in the Third Carlist War of 1872–1876 under Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848–1909).

He embarked upon a career in politics by working as the private secretary of Achille de Vallavieille, the Prefect of Hérault. He then served as a member of the National Assembly of France for Corsica from 6 October 1889 to 14 October 1893.

He was a supporter of Félibrige, and started a newspaper in Aix-en-Provence, Lou Prouvençau. He also served as editor-in-charge of Occitania and wrote articles in Souleiado. Additionally, he wrote about Théodore Aubanel (1829–1886), Romée de Villeneuve (1170–1250) and the Château de Vaugrenier in Villeneuve-Loubet.

Personal life

He married Princess Jeanne Bonaparte (1861–1910), daughter of Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815–1881) and Justine Eleanore Ruflin, and a great-niece of Napoleon (1769–1821). They had six children:

  • Jules Pierre Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1886–1957). He married Cécile Ernestine Marie de Courtois (1896–1981).
  • Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1887–1942). She married Lucien Leret d'Aubigny (1876–1945).
  • Romée Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1889–1944).
  • Lucien Louis Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1890–1939). He married Iskouhi-Gladys Matossian (1894–1951).
  • Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1893–1973). She married Bruno de Maigret (1888–1966).
  • Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1896–1972). She married Antoine de Lyée de Belleau (1898–1978).

    • He died on 3 April 1931 in Paris.

    References

    Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon Wikipedia
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