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==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Of illustrious ] descent, he was the |
Of illustrious ] descent, he was the second son of Amédée-Louis-André-Marie-Charles-François, ] d'Harcourt (1771-1831) by his Elizabeth ''née'' Pendley (1771-1846). | ||
On 5 August 1841, he married Jeanne-Paule de Beaupoil (1817-1893), daughter of ] and Louise-Charlotte-Victoire, daughter of ]. | On 5 August 1841, he married Jeanne-Paule de Beaupoil (1817-1893), daughter of ] and Louise-Charlotte-Victoire, daughter of ]. | ||
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*Catherine d'Harcourt-Olonde (1859-1944), comtesse de Puymaigre. | *Catherine d'Harcourt-Olonde (1859-1944), comtesse de Puymaigre. | ||
His brother William ''marquis d'Harcourt-Olonde'' married, in 1837, |
His elder brother William ''marquis d'Harcourt-Olonde'' married, in 1837, Elizabeth Georgiana Cavendish daughter of ], while his sister, Marie-Augusta, became the Duchess of Castries, wife of ]. | ||
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Georges-Trevor-Douglas-Bernard d'Harcourt-Olonde (4 November 1808 - 30 November 1883), was a French aristocrat and a 19th-century diplomat.
Formally styled marquis d'Harcourt, he served as French Ambassador to London from 1875 until 1879.
Family
Of illustrious Anglo-Norman descent, he was the second son of Amédée-Louis-André-Marie-Charles-François, marquis d'Harcourt (1771-1831) by his Elizabeth née Pendley (1771-1846).
On 5 August 1841, he married Jeanne-Paule de Beaupoil (1817-1893), daughter of Louis-Clair, comte de Sainte-Aulaire and Louise-Charlotte-Victoire, daughter of Nicolas de Grimoard de Beauvoir du Roure de Beaumont, comte de Brison. They had seven children:
- Bernard-Pierre-Louis (1842-1914), marquis d'Harcourt and baron d'Olonde, etc
- Louis-Emmanuel, (1844-1928), Mayor of Souppes
- Victor-Amédée-Constant (1848-1935), Colonel of the 168th Infantry Regiment
- Louis-Marie-Georges (1856-1946), Major in the French Cavalry
- Pauline d'Harcourt-Olonde (1846-1922), comtesse d'Haussonville
- Aline d'Harcourt-Olonde (1852-1943)
- Catherine d'Harcourt-Olonde (1859-1944), comtesse de Puymaigre.
His elder brother William marquis d'Harcourt-Olonde married, in 1837, Elizabeth Georgiana Cavendish daughter of Henry Cavendish, while his sister, Marie-Augusta, became the Duchess of Castries, wife of Charles de La Croix, duc de Castries.
Honours
- - Officer, Légion d'honneur
- - Knight of Malta
See also
External links
References
- Almanach de Gotha: Harcourt
- Official file of George, marquis d'Harcourt, officier of the Légion d'honneur (LH/1266/22).