Paul de Noailles
Paul de Noailles, (6th) Duke of Noailles (born January 4, 1802 in Paris , † May 30, 1885 ibid) was a French statesman and historian . He comes from the old French noble family Noailles , which produced important French personalities since the 16th century .
Life
In 1824 Paul inherited the title and peerage of his great-uncle Louis-François-Paul de Noailles (1739-1824), entered the chamber of peers in 1827 and was one of the legitimists . He also made himself known as a historian. He was elected a member of the Academy in 1849 on the square of Chateaubriands , whose friend and confidante he was and who also proposed him .
family
On February 5, 1823, he married Alice de Rochechouart (1800–1887), a daughter of Victurnien de Rochechouart, 8th Duke of Mortemart, with whom he had three children:
- Pauline Victurnienne de Noailles (* 1824; † April 4, 1844) was a student of Frédéric Chopin , to whom "Mademoiselle Pauline de Noailles" dedicated his ballad No. 3 in A flat major, op. 47, which was published in 1841 by Maurice Schlesinger . On June 20, 1842, she married Marie Joseph Victor Maurice, Comte de Noailles.
- Jules-Charles-Victurnien de Noailles, 7th Duke of Noailles.
- Emmanuel-Henri-Victurnien de Noailles, Marquis de Noailles.
Works
He wrote a Histoire de Madame de Maintenon (Paris 1848-58, 4 volumes) and Histoire de la maison St-Cyr (2nd edition 1856).
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Genealogy (French) (online).
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/noailles.html
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
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SURNAME | Noailles, Paul de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Noailles, Paul Noailles, 6th duc de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French statesman and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1802 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1885 |
Place of death | Paris |