Antoine de Castellane
Marquis Boniface Antoine de Castellane (12 May 1844 – 10 December 1917) was a French aristocrat, most notable as deputy for Cantal and as father of Boni de Castellane. He was born and died in Paris.
Life
He belonged to the House of Castellane and was the son of marquis Henri Charles Louis Boniface de Castellane, deputy for Cantal, and his wife Pauline de Talleyrand. He studied at the minor seminary of La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, taught by Mgr Félix Dupanloup, bishop of Orléans.[1] He spent his life in Paris or in his château de Juigné-sur-Sarthe. He served in the Franco-Prussian War under marshal Bazaine and was imprisoned with him in Metz whilst prince Frederick-Charles of Prussia (one of his cousins by marriage) celebrated the establishment of the German Empire at the château de Rochecote, which belonged to Boniface's mother.
Marriage and issue
On 3 April 1866 he married Madeleine de Juigné in Paris – they had four children:
- Boniface (1867–1932) who in 1895 married Anna Gould
- Jean (1868–1965) who in 1898 married Dolly de Talleyrand
- Jacques (1870–1876)
- Stanislas (1875–1959) who in 1901 married Natalia Terry y Sanchez (sister of Emilio Terry)
References
- ↑ Émile Huet, Histoire du Petit Séminaire de La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin, Orléans, Paul Pigelet & Fils, 1913, 450 p., réédité en 2010 par Kessinger Publishing
Sources
- (in French) "Antoine de Castellane", in Adolphe Robert and Gaston Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1789-1891), Bourloton, Paris, 1889 Edition details Wikisource