Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil | |
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 Breteuil in 1886 | |
| Born | 27 September 1848 |
| Died | 4 November 1916 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1848-1916) was a French aristocrat and politician.
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil | |
|---|---|
| Breteuil in 1886 | |
| Born | 27 September 1848 |
| Died | 4 November 1916 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1848-1916) was a French aristocrat and politician.
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born in 1848. [1] 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.
Breteuil served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing Hautes-Pyrénées. [1] He was a key negotiator in the Triple Entente. [1]
Breteuil resided at the Château de Breteuil. [2] He often invited his friend Marcel Proust, who based the character of Hannibal de Bréauté in In Search of Lost Time on him. [2] Breteuil commissioned architect Ernest Sanson to design his Hôtel de Breteuil in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, completed in 1892. [3]
On 3 March 1891, he married the American heiress Marcelite "Lita" Garner [4] , whose sister Florence Garner married the Scottish socialite Sir William Gordon-Cumming.
Breteuil died in Paris in 1916. [1]
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