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Pourtalès Collection
Pourtalès or de Pourtalès may refer to: People * Arthur de Pourtalès, Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (1844–1928), Swiss-French diplomat * Bernard de Pourtalès (Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès, 1870–1935), Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics * Friedrich von Pourtalès (1853–1928), German diplomat who served as Ambassador to the Russian Empire * Guy de Pourtalès (1881–1941), Swiss author * Hélène de Pourtalès (born Helen Barbey, 1868–1945), American-born sailor who competed for Switzerland in the 1900 Summer Olympics * Hermann de Pourtalès (Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès, 1847–1904), Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics * James-Alexandre de Pourtalès, Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (1776–1855), Swiss-French banker, diplomat, and art collector * Jean de Pourtales (born 1965), French racing driver * Louis François de Pourtalès (1824–1880), American naturalist * Marie de Pourtalès–Gorgier (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |