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Arthur De Pourtalès
Arthur de Pourtalès, Count de Pourtalès-Gorgier (31 August 1844 – 1928) was a Swiss-French diplomat. Early life Pourtalès was born in Gorgier in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland on 31 August 1844. He was a son of Anne Marie, Countess d'Escherny (1820–1901) and Henri, Count de Pourtalès-Gorgier (1815–1876), the last Lord of Gorgier. Among his siblings were sisters Marie de Pourtalès (who became a Countess of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Charité de Saint-Vincent de Paul), Émilie de Pourtalès (the wife of Baron Étienne Renouard de Bussière), and Louise de Pourtalès (wife of Count Raymond Charles de Geoffre de Chabrignac). His paternal grandparents were the former Anne Henriette de Palézieux-Falconnet (niece of U.S. Senator William Hunter (senator), William Hunter) and James-Alexandre de Pourtalès, a Swiss-French banker, diplomat and art collector who built the Hôtel de Pourtalès, Pourtalès mansion and served as Chamberlain (office), ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgier
Gorgier is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. History Gorgier is first mentioned in 1252 as ''de Corgie''. Geography Gorgier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 2.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
