Marie Say

Marie Say
Born August 25, 1857
Verrières-le-Buisson, Essonne, France
Died July 15, 1943
Paris, France
Residence Château de Chaumont, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
Hôtel de Broglie, 11 Rue de Solférino, Paris, France
Occupation Aristocrat
Title Princess de Broglie
Señora de Orléans
Spouse(s) Henri Amédée de Broglie
Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón
Parent(s) Constant André Say
Jeanne Marie Emilie Wey
Relatives Louis Auguste Say (paternal grandfather)

Marie Say (1857-1943) was a French heiress and socialite.

Château de Chaumont.

Early life

Marie Say was born on August 25, 1857 in Verrières-le-Buisson near Paris. Her paternal grandfather, Louis Auguste Say, was the founder of the Say sugar company (now a subsidiary of Tereos). Her father, Constant André Say, ran the family business, which sold sugar made from beetroot.[1] Her uncle, Jean-Baptiste Say, was an economist and formulator of Say's law.

Her sister, Jeanne (1848-1916), married Roland, Marquis de Cossé-Brissac (1843-1871), and her brother, Henry (1855-1899), succeeded his father at the Say refinery.

Adult life

Say purchased the château de Chaumont with her inheritance in 1875, at the age of seventeen.[2][3] Shortly after, she married Prince Amédée de Broglie,[1] at the Eglise de la Madeleine in Paris.[1]

Say became known as Princess Amédée de Broglie.[3] The couple entertained George V, Isabella II of Spain and Reza Shah as guests,[1] receiving the gift of an elephant from another guest, Jagatjit Singh.[1] The Say couple organized performances by the Paris Opera and the Comédie-Française for their guests.[1] They also resided at the Hôtel de Broglie, an hôtel particulier in Paris.[3]

Say was widowed in 1917.[3] In London on 19 September 1930 she non-dynastically married the former Spanish infante, Prince Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, he being then 41 years old and she 72 years old.[4] According to Pierre de Cossé, Duc de Brissac, her second husband spent the vast majority of her fortune.[3]

Death

Say died on July 15, 1943 in Paris.[4]

Titles and styles

  • August 25, 1857 - June 7, 1875: Miss Marie Say
  • June 7, 1875 - September 19, 1930: Princess Amédée de Broglie
  • September 19, 1930 - July 15, 1943: Señora Doña Marie de Orléans

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Le Tigre, Olivier (May 25, 2008). "25 mai 1908 : Marie Say, le sacre de la princesse du sucre". Le Monde. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "LE CHÂTEAU DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE". Domaine Chaumont. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 de Cossé Brissac, Pierre (1974). La suite des temps: (1939-1958). Paris, France: Grasset. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser VIII. "Spanien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1968, pp. 213-214. (German), (French). ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6.
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