Baron Jules de Koenigswarter
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Lt.-Col. Baron Jules de Koenigswarter (March 7, 1904, Paris
- February 15, 1995, Málaga
), was a French soldier and diplomat.
He was the son of Baron Louis de Koenigswarter. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
, becoming a civil engineer and diplomat by profession. He married the noted jazz patroness Nica de Koenigswarter
, née Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild, in 1935. They lived together in a château in North-West France. De Koenigswarter joined the Free French Forces
at the outbreak of World War II and led troops in Africa and Europe. After the war he held diplomatic positions in Norway and Mexico. From 1953 to 1957 he held the position of French Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States and to Canada. Jules and Nica separated in 1951 and divorced in 1956, after which Nica lived on her own in New York City.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- February 15, 1995, Málaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
), was a French soldier and diplomat.
He was the son of Baron Louis de Koenigswarter. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
The École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris was created in 1783 by King Louis XVI in order to train intelligent directors of mines. It is one of the most prominent French engineering schoolsThe École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as Mines ParisTech, École des Mines de...
, becoming a civil engineer and diplomat by profession. He married the noted jazz patroness Nica de Koenigswarter
Nica de Koenigswarter
Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter was a British-born jazz patroness and writer. She was a scion of the prominent Rothschild international financial dynasty.-Personal:...
, née Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild, in 1935. They lived together in a château in North-West France. De Koenigswarter joined the Free French Forces
Free French Forces
The Free French Forces were French partisans in World War II who decided to continue fighting against the forces of the Axis powers after the surrender of France and subsequent German occupation and, in the case of Vichy France, collaboration with the Germans.-Definition:In many sources, Free...
at the outbreak of World War II and led troops in Africa and Europe. After the war he held diplomatic positions in Norway and Mexico. From 1953 to 1957 he held the position of French Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States and to Canada. Jules and Nica separated in 1951 and divorced in 1956, after which Nica lived on her own in New York City.