Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1852–1931) was a French aristocrat, politician and

Félibrige The ''Félibrige'' (; in classical Occitan, in Mistralian spelling, ) is a literary and cultural association founded in 1854 by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote the Occitan language (also called the ) and ...

supporter. He served in the

National Assembly of France The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known a ...

from 1889 to 1893 and published a newspaper called ''Lou Prouvençau''.

Biography

Early life

Henri Marie Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon was born on 8 August 1852 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

.National Assembly of France
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/ref>''Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe'', 1858, Volume 15, p. 32

/ref> His father was Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1809–1895) and his mother, Henriette de Fresse de Monval. Upon the death of his father, he became the 10th Marquis de Villeneuve-Esclapon.

Career

He served in the

Third Carlist War The Third Carlist War ( es, Tercera Guerra Carlista) (1872–1876) was the last Carlist War in Spain. It is sometimes referred to as the "Second Carlist War", as the earlier "Second" War (1847–1849) was smaller in scale and relatively trivial ...

of 1872–1876 under

Carlos, Duke of Madrid ''Don'' Carlos de Borbón y Austria-Este (Spanish: ''Carlos María de los Dolores Juan Isidro José Francisco Quirico Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael''; French: ''Charles Marie des Douleurs Jean Isidore Joseph François Cyr Antoine Michel Gabriel R ...

(1848–1909). He embarked upon a career in politics by working as the private secretary of Achille de Vallavieille, the Prefect of

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

from 6 October 1889 to 14 October 1893. He was a supporter of

, and started a newspaper in Aix-en-Provence, '' Lou Prouvençau''.Georges Bonifassi, ''La presse régionale de Provence en langue d'Oc: des origines à 1914'', Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2003, p. 12

/ref> He also served as editor-in-charge of ''Occitania'' and wrote articles in ''Souleiado''. Additionally, he wrote about Théodore Aubanel (1829–1886),

Romée de Villeneuve Romée de Villeneuve, baron de Vence. Romée de Villeneuve (c. 1170 - c. 1250) was a Constable and Seneschal of Provence.Jean Joseph Vaissete, ''Dissertation pour servir a l'histoire de Romée De Villeneuve, baron de Vence, connestable'', Bullot, 1 ...

(1170–1250) and the Château de Vaugrenier in

Villeneuve-Loubet Villeneuve-Loubet (; oc, Vilanuòva e Lo Lobet; it, Villanova Lobetto) is a Communes of France, commune in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern Fran ...

Personal life

He married Princess

Jeanne Bonaparte Jeanne Bonaparte (15 September 1861 – 25 July 1910) was a great-niece of Napoleon I of France, and the only daughter of Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte by his wife Éléonore-Justine Ruflin. She was well known in French society as an artist and ...

(1861–1910), daughter of Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815–1881) and Éléonore-Justine Ruflin, and a great-niece of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

(1769–1821). They had six children: *Jules Pierre Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1886–1957). He married Cécile Ernestine Marie de Courtois (1896–1981). *Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1887–1942). She married Lucien Leret d'Aubigny (1876–1945). *Romée Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1889–1944). *Lucien Louis Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1890–1939). He married Iskouhi-Gladys Matossian (1894–1951). *Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1893–1973). She married Bruno de Maigret (1888–1966). *Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1896–1972). She married Antoine de Lyée de Belleau (1898–1978). He died on 3 April 1931 in Paris.

Bibliography

*''Lei Jue flourau de Fourcauquié, 13 de setèmbre 1875'' (14 pages, Ricateau, Hamelin et Cie, 1875). *''La Félibrejade de la Sainte-Étoile à Avignon'' (15 pages, Vve Remondet-Aubin, 1876). *''La Première représentation du Pain du péché ("lou Pan dou pecat"), drame provençal en 5 actes et en vers, de Théodore Aubanel'' (22 pages, Vve Remondet-Aubin, 1878). *''La Maison des Baux'' (8 pages, L. Duc, 1895). *''Romée de Villeneuve, étude historique'' (25 pages, Neuilley, 1899). *''La Fondation du château de Villeneuve-Loubet'' (52 pages, Neuilley, 1902).Google Books
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villeneuve-Esclapon, Christian de 1852 births 1931 deaths People from Aix-en-Provence Provencal nobility Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Carlists