Pierre de Cossé, 12th Duke of Brissac
French aristocrat and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French aristocrat and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre de Cossé, 12th Duke of Brissac (13 March 1900 – 4 April 1993), was a French aristocrat and author who wrote historical memoirs. He held the French noble title of Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993. His father-in-law was Eugène Schneider II, while Maurice Herzog was his son-in-law.
Pierre de Cossé | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Brissac | |
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| Born | 13 March 1900 Paris, France |
| Died | 4 April 1993 (aged 93) Paris, France |
| Spouse(s) |
May Schneider (m. 1924) |
| Issue | 4, including François and Elvire |
| Father | François de Cossé, 11th Duke of Brissac |
| Mother | Mathilde de Crussol |
| Occupation | Memoirist |
He was born in 1900 in Paris, France.[1] His father, François de Cossé, was the 11th Duke of Brissac from 1883 to 1944. His mother was Mathilde de Crussol d'Uzès, younger daughter of the 12th Duke of Uzès and his wife, Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart.[2]
He wrote historical memoirs, and four of his memoirs were about his family, the Dukes of Brissac.[3] Moreover, he wrote the preface of Guide du protocole et des usages, a book on good manners written by Jacques Gandouin in 1979.[1]
In 1924, he married Marie Zélie Antoinette Eugénie Schneider (1902–1999), known as May Schneider, the daughter of French industrialist Eugène Schneider II.[4] They resided at the Château de La Celle in La Celle-les-Bordes, France.
They were the parents of two sons and two daughters:[1]
He died in 1993 in Paris.[1]
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