Bruno d'Harcourt
Bruno Marie Jean Bernard d'Harcourt (born September 20, 1899 in Vevey , Switzerland , † April 19, 1930 in Casablanca , Morocco ) was a French racing driver .
Life
Bruno d'Harcourt was the youngest son of Eugène d'Harcourt (1859-1918), composer and conductor, and his wife Armande de Pierre de Bernis. Bruno d'Harcourt successfully took part in automobile races as a driver. He had an accident with his Bugatti while training for a race in Casablanca and died three days later, on April 19, 1930, of serious injuries.
On September 12, 1923, Bruno d'Harcourt married in Chesnay Isabelle d'Orléans (1900-1983), eldest daughter of Jean d'Orléans , the French pretender to the throne of the House of Orléans, and his wife Isabelle d'Orléans . The marriage had four children:
- Bernard François Jean Gilbert Marie (1925–1958) ⚭ 1948–1949 Zénaïde Rachewska | ⚭ 1951 Yvonne de Contades
- Gilonne Jeanne Armande Anne Marie (* 1927) ⚭ 1950 Antoine de Dreux-Brézé
- Isabelle Henriette Christiane Gabrielle Marie (1927–1993) ⚭ 1948 Louis Marie Xavier Joachim Napoléon Murat
- Monique Gabrielle Caroline Juliette Marie (* 1929) ⚭ 1948 Alfred Boulay
Web links
- Bruni Harcourt. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on April 26, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harcourt, Bruno d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harcourt, Bruno Marie Jean Bernard d '; Harcourt, Bruno d'Harcourt comte de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vevey |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1930 |
| Place of death | Casablanca |