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Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac

Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac (July 28, Paris, France – April 13, 1926, 7th arrondissement of Paris) was a French poet, Princesse de Léon (1872–1893) then Duchesse de Rohan (1893–1926).

Herminie de La Brousse de Verteillac
Born(1853-07-28)July 28, 1853
Paris, France
DiedApril 13, 1926(1926-04-13) (aged 72)
7th arrondissement of Paris
AwardsLegion of Honour
Medal of French Gratitude

Early life

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Daughter of Charles César Augustin de La Brousse de Verteillac, Baron de La Tour Blanche, and his second wife, Marie Henriette de Leuze, she is the granddaughter of François Gabriel Thibault de La Brousse, Marquis de Verteillac.

Career

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The Princesse de Léon quickly became a world-famous personality, dividing her time between the Hôtel de Verteillac (renamed Hôtel de Rohan), 35 boulevard des Invalides in Paris, the Château de Josselin (Morbihan) and the Chalet des Fées in Pontaillac, built by her father, the Marquis de Verteillac, on the Défé estate he had acquired in 1865.

In her Paris salon, she entertained literary figures, notably Robert de Montesquiou, who dedicated one of the poems in Le Chef des odeurs suaves to her. A passionate poet, she published three successive collections: Lande fleurie (1905), Les Lucioles (1907) and Souffles d'Océan (1911). A member of the Société des poètes français, she founded a poetry prize. She gave numerous literary lectures in Paris, Brussels and the provinces. She was also a painter.[1]

During the First World War, in which she lost her eldest son, she transformed her mansion into a military hospital and devoted herself to caring for the wounded, for which she was awarded the Légion d'honneur,[2] the médaille de la Reconnaissance française and the médaille de la Reconnaissance italienne.

Her doll collection forms the basis of the Musée de la Poupée, opened in 1984 in the former stables of the Château de Josselin.[3]

Personal life

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Photograph of her husband, the Duke of Rohan, 1890

On June 26, 1872, Herminie de Verteillac married Alain de Rohan-Chabot (1844–1914), Prince of Léon, who became the 11th Duke of Rohan on his father's death in 1893. They had five children:

The Duke died in Paris on 6 June 1914.[14] The Duchess died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in 1926.[15]

Works

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  • Lande fleurie, poems, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 184 p. (1905)
  • Les Lucioles, poems, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 199 p. (1907)
  • Les Dévoilées du Caucase, travel notes, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 386 p. (1910)
  • Souffles d'Océan, poems, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 192 p. (1911)
  • Le Chant du cygne, poems, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 195 p. (1922)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Visionneuse - Archives de Paris". archives.paris.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ "Recherche - Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ "Musée de Poupées, Château de Josselin – Morbihan". lapagedujouet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ "PRINCESS OPENS A SHOP.; Duke de Rohan's Sister to Sell Books and Serve Tea". The New York Times. 18 April 1926.
  5. ^ a b Martin, Georges (1 January 1996). Histoire et généalogie des maisons de Chabot et de Rohan-Chabot (in French). FeniXX. p. 113. ISBN 978-2-307-39435-8. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ "MME. DE CHAMBURN, WIFE OF EX-ENVOY; French Author Dies in Paris-- Countess' Husband Served as Ambassador to Italy". The New York Times. 11 Oct 1951. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. ^ "PRINCE LUCIEN MURAT DIES IN EXILE AT 63; Russian Refugee in Morocco Descendant of One-Time King of Naples". The New York Times. 21 December 1933.
  8. ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (1 August 1934). "WEDDING IN OCTOBER FOR PRINCESS MURAT; Former Marie de Rohan-Chabot Will Be Bride of Count Charles de Chambrun". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ^ "PRINCESS MURAT WED TO DIPLOMAT; Widow of Prince Lucien Is Bride in Rome of Count Charles de Chambrun". The New York Times. 23 November 1934. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (7 November 1952). "COUNT CHAMBRUN, FRENCH DIPLOMAT; Pro-War Ambassador to Rome Dies in Paris--Served in Many Posts in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "DUKE OF ROHAN WOUNDED.; Nobleman Who Is a French Cavalryman, Hit at Douaumont". The New York Times. 5 March 1916. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Recherche - Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  13. ^ Almanach de Gotha: annuaire généalogique, diplomatique et statistique (in French). J. Perthes. 1924. p. 543. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  14. ^ "DUKE DE ROHAN DIES AT 70.; Royalist Member of the Chamber of Deputies Since 1876". The New York Times. 7 January 1914. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  15. ^ "EX-DUCHESS DE ROHAN, AUTHOR-ARTIST, DEAD; France Honored Dowager for Caring for Wounded Soldiers, -- Her Family Ancient". The New York Times. 14 April 1926. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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