Louis Jean, duc Decazes
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Louis Jean Victor Sévère Decazes de Glücksberg, 4th Duc Decazes and 4th Hertig af Glücksbierg (February 24, 1889 – June 2, 1941) was a French
businessman and Thoroughbred
racehorse
owner and breeder
.
Louis Jean Decazes was born in Paris
. On October 2, 1912, he married at Savigné-l'Evêque
Marie Catherine Germaine Couturié (daughter of the Châtelain
of Mesnil) (Paris
, April 25, 1885 - Lausanne
, October 23, 1968), with whom he had five children. In 1916 he acquired the Haras d'Ouilly
stud
farm in Pont-d'Ouilly
, Calvados
. He acquired more land surrounding his property and spent a great deal of money modernizing the facilities. In 1918 he purchased Prince Palatine
from the English breeder Jack Barnato Joel
. In 1923, Louis Jean Decazes horse L'Yser won the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
.
Beginning in 1921, he was a partner in some horses with François Dupré
and in 1930 sold the Haras d'Ouilly property to Dupré.
Duke Decazes died in Lausanne, Switzerland where the family had fled to escape the German occupation of France in World War II
.
His sister was the fashion icon and writer Daisy Fellowes
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
businessman and Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
owner and breeder
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
.
Louis Jean Decazes was born in Paris
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...
. On October 2, 1912, he married at Savigné-l'Evêque
Savigné-l'Évêque
Savigné-l'Évêque is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
Marie Catherine Germaine Couturié (daughter of the Châtelain
Châtelain
Châtelain was originally merely the French equivalent of the English castellan, i.e. the commander of a castle....
of Mesnil) (Paris
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...
, April 25, 1885 - Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, October 23, 1968), with whom he had five children. In 1916 he acquired the Haras d'Ouilly
Haras d'Ouilly
The Haras d'Ouilly is a renowned horse breeding farm in Pont-d'Ouilly, Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region of France established in the 19th century....
stud
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
farm in Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV.-History:...
, Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
. He acquired more land surrounding his property and spent a great deal of money modernizing the facilities. In 1918 he purchased Prince Palatine
Prince Palatine
Prince Palatine was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was named for County Palatine of Lancaster near where his breeder William Hall Walker had been raised....
from the English breeder Jack Barnato Joel
Jack Barnato Joel
Jack Barnato Joel was a South African mining magnate and a champion horse breeder.-Biography:He was born on 29 September 1862. He had two brothers, Solomon Barnato Joel and Woolf Joel.-References:...
. In 1923, Louis Jean Decazes horse L'Yser won the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 5,800 metres , and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped...
.
Beginning in 1921, he was a partner in some horses with François Dupré
François Dupré
François Dupré was a French, hotelier, art collector, and owner of the thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm, Haras d'Ouilly....
and in 1930 sold the Haras d'Ouilly property to Dupré.
Duke Decazes died in Lausanne, Switzerland where the family had fled to escape the German occupation of France in World War II
German occupation of France in World War II
The Military Administration in France was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II. It remained in existence from May 1940 to December 1944. As a result of the defeat of France and its Allies in the Battle of France, the French cabinet sought a cessation...
.
His sister was the fashion icon and writer Daisy Fellowes
Daisy Fellowes
The Hon. Daisy Fellowes The Hon. Daisy Fellowes The Hon. Daisy Fellowes (née Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg, (April 29, 1890 – December 13, 1962), was a celebrated 20th-century society figure, acclaimed beauty, minor novelist and poet, Paris Editor of American Harper's Bazaar,...
.
Children and grandchildren
- Élie Ludovic Henri-Christian Decazes de Glücksberg, 5th Duc Decazes and 5th Hertig af Glücksbierg (ChantillyChantilly, OiseChantilly is a small city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune in the department of Oise.It is in the metropolitan area of Paris 38.4 km...
, May 16, 1914 - March 17, 2011), married in ParisParisParis 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...
, November 15, 1937 Solange Rose Lucie du Temple de Rougemont (ParisParisParis 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...
, June 20, 1917- January 2, 2011), and had:- Edith Marie Hélène Germaine Decazes de Glücksberg (ParisParisParis 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...
, December 6, 1938), married at BonzacBonzacBonzac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...
civily on June 8 and religiously on June 9, 1962 Georges Roger Jean François Comte Lannes de Montebello (ParisParisParis 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...
, September 28, 1934), and had issue - Marie Isabelle Decazes de Glücksberg (BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
-Cauderan, July 4, 1941), married at BonzacBonzacBonzac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...
civily on February 20 and religiously February 27, 1965 Jean Henri Comte de Sabran-Pontevès (VillecresnesVillecresnesVillecresnes is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Transport:Villecresnes is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villecresnes is Boissy-Saint-Léger station on Paris RER line A...
, January 15, 1939), and had female issue - Séverine Marie Yveline Gabrielle Decazes de Glücksberg (LibourneLibourneLibourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.-Geography:...
, July 29, 1943), married civily at ChoiselChoiselChoisel is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...
, June 24, and religiously in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, July 8, 1967 Henri-François Léon Théophile Le Tonnelier Marquis de Breteuil (Boulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, December 5, 1943) - Gabrielle Sylviane Marie-Françoise Decazes de Glücksberg (LibourneLibourneLibourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.-Geography:...
, March 24, 1945), unmarried and without issue - Louis Frédéric René Marie Edouard Decazes de Glücksberg, Marquis Decazes (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, November 14, 1946), unmarried and without issue
- Edith Marie Hélène Germaine Decazes de Glücksberg (Paris
- Jacques Louis Élie Mortimer Decazes de Glücksberg (ParisParisParis 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 23, 1917 - LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, May 24, 1998), married in ParisParisParis 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...
, June 8, 1938 Margherita Maria Helena von Heeren (MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, January 7, 1915 - 1994), and had:- Marie-Solange Nadine Germaine Isabelle Decazes de Glücksberg (ParisParisParis 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...
, April 18, 1939), married firstly at Moulleau, July 7, 1960 and divorced in ParisParisParis 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...
, March 3, 1971 Bernard Derode (NeuillyNeuillyNeuilly is a common place name in France, deriving from the male given name Nobilis or Novellius:...
, April 19, 1937), and secondly at Le ChesnayLe ChesnayLe Chesnay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center-History:...
, February 23, 1974 Olivier Jacques Marie Nodé-Langlois (MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, March 20, 1943) - Nadine Marie Catalina Decazes de Glücksberg (NeuillyNeuillyNeuilly is a common place name in France, deriving from the male given name Nobilis or Novellius:...
, September 14, 1941), married in ParisParisParis 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...
, November 5, 1970 Henri Alain Charles Coeur Marie Comte Rouillé d'Orfeuil (Boulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, June 28, 1946) - Jacques-Marie Louis Pedro Decazes de Glücksberg (Savigné-l'EvêqueSavigné-l'ÉvêqueSavigné-l'Évêque is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, December 19, 1944), married at RemaucourtRemaucourtRemaucourt may refer to the following places in France:* Remaucourt, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne* Remaucourt, Ardennes, a commune in the department of Ardennes...
, June 20, 1975 Bernadette Marie Constant (RemaucourtRemaucourtRemaucourt may refer to the following places in France:* Remaucourt, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne* Remaucourt, Ardennes, a commune in the department of Ardennes...
, June 23, 1947) - Jean-Marie Élie Decazes de Glücksberg (VeveyVeveyVevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
, March 6, 1949), unmarried and without issue
- Marie-Solange Nadine Germaine Isabelle Decazes de Glücksberg (Paris
- Marie Catherine Isabelle Séverine Germaine Marguerite Marie Decazes de Glücksberg (Savigné-l-Evêque, April 26, 1918 - GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, November 28, 1968), married in New York City, New York, June 3, 1948 Jehan Ludovic James Achille de Nouë (EtretatÉtretatÉtretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is a tourist and farming town situated c. 32 km northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940, D11 and D139 roads. It's located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area.-The...
, June 17, 1907 - GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, April 7, 1999) - Marie Yveline Decazes de Glücksberg (ParisParisParis 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...
, June 23, 1920 - VeveyVeveyVevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...
, September 8, 1984), married firstly civily at LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, April 24 and religiously at FreiburgFreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, April 27, 1943 and divorced at LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, August 19, 1949) Michel Joseph de Geoffroy (ParisParisParis 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 28, 1913 -), and secondly in ParisParisParis 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...
, July 27, 1956 and divorced at CossonayCossonayCossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Morges.-History:Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name Cochoniacum...
, August 29, 1966) Henri Joseph David Mojonnet (Montreux-le-Chatelard, September 10, 1917) - Édouard Edmond Decazes de Glücksberg (ParisParisParis 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...
, May 22, 1921), married in Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, November 4, 1950 Caroline Triplett Scott (Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, April 22, 1938), and had:- Marie-Caroline Germaine Decazes de Glücksberg (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, October 21, 1951), married in 1988 N van Herpen - Marguerite Marie Egédie Decazes de Glücksberg (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, October 21, 1955), married in LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, October 8, 1988 Christophe Slaboszewicz (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, July 20, 1958) - Frédéric Charles Louis Patrick Decazes de Glücksberg (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, July 20, 1958), unmarried and without issue - Lucie Henriette Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, February 17, 1961), unmarried and without issue - Diane Douce Élisabeth Decazes de Glücksberg (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, February 3, 1963 - LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, September, 1988), unmarried and without issue
- Marie-Caroline Germaine Decazes de Glücksberg (Lausanne