| Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Breteuil in 1886 | |
| Born | 27 September 1848 (1848-09-27) Paris, France |
| Died | 4 November 1916 (1916-11-05) (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1848-1916) was a French aristocrat and politician.
Early life
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born in 1848. He was the son of Alexandre Le Tonnelier, Marquis de Breteuil (son of Achille Le Tonnelier de Breteuil), and his wife Charlotte-Amélie Fould, daughter of the financier Achille Fould.
Career
Breteuil served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing Hautes-Pyrénées. He was a key negotiator in the Triple Entente.
Personal life
Breteuil resided at the Château de Breteuil. He often invited his friend Marcel Proust, who based the character of Hannibal de Bréauté in In Search of Lost Time on him. Breteuil commissioned architect Ernest Sanson to design his Hôtel de Breteuil in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, completed in 1892.
On 3 March 1891, he married the American heiress Marcelite "Lita" Garner, whose sister Florence Garner married the Scottish socialite Sir William Gordon-Cumming.
Death
Breteuil died in Paris in 1916.
References
- ^ "Henri-Charles-Joseph Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1848-1916)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2011). Les 100 plus beaux châteaux de France 2011. Paris: Le Petit Futé. p. 107. ISBN 9782746936133. OCLC 762568163.
- Poisson, Michel (2009). 1000 immeubles et monuments de Paris : dictionnaire visuel des architectes de la capitale. Paris: Parigramme. p. 316. ISBN 9782840965398.
- "MARRIED TO A MARQUIS.; CELEBRATION OF THE GARNER-BRETEUIL WEDDING AT PAU". The New York Times. 4 March 1891. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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