Fernande de Cartier de Marchienne

Ferdinande Louise Marie Ghislaine (Fernande) de Cartier de Marchienne (Suarlée, 23 February 1872-Bruxelles 19 June 1903) was the Belgian mother of Marguerite Yourcenar. She was a daughter of Arthur de Cartier de Marchienne (1831–1890) and Mathilde Troye (1834–1873). Fernande married Michel Cleenewerck de Crayencour (1853–1929) on 18 November 1900, who was the son of Michel-Charles Cleenewerck de Crayencour and Noémie Dufresne. She died ten days after the birth of Marguerite of puerperal fever and peritonitis.