The de Gaulle family produced several 20th-century officers,
Resistance
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Arts, entertainment, and media Comics
* Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm:
** ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title
** ''T ...
members, and
French
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
politicians.
There is a widespread notion claiming that the particle in "de Gaulle" is derived from a dialectal form of the article (it should logically be written De Gaulle, for one writes Le Châtelier, but usage has always favoured the lowercase form). However, the genealogy of this ancient bourgeois family, established by the general's grandfather, Julien Philippe de Gaulle, alumnus of the
École Nationale des Chartes
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, shows that his ancestors, capitaines-châtelains of
Cuisery
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Geography
Cuisery is located on the river Seille (Saône), Sei ...
,
Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
Saône-et-Loire is ...
in the 17th century, have always written their name in this way.
''Note: This family tree is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to show the principal public figures of Charles de Gaulle's family.''
Descent from Julien de Gaulle
# ''Julien de Gaulle'' (1801 - 1883), historian
x 1835 to ''
Joséphine Maillot'', writer.
## ''
Charles de Gaulle'' (1837 - 1880), specialist in
Celt
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ic languages and civilisation
## ''
Henri de Gaulle'' (1848 - 1932), private school teacher.
x 1886 to ''Jeanne Maillot''.
### ''
Xavier de Gaulle
Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
Place
* Xavier, Spain
People
* Xavier (surname)
* Xavier (given name)
* Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint
** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation)
* St. Xavier (disambiguation)
* Xavier (footballer, b ...
'' (1887 - 1955), soldier, Resistance member, twice married, five children.
#### ''
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz (25 October 1920 – 14 February 2002) was a member of the French Resistance and served as president of ATD Quart Monde. Her uncle was General Charles de Gaulle.
French Resistance
Geneviève de Gaulle joined ...
'' (1920 - 2002), president of the
ATD Fourth World
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.
#####
Michel Anthonioz
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* MÃchel (footballer, born 1963), S ...
(1947 - ), writer and television director, diplomat.
### ''Marie-Agnès de Gaulle'' (1889 - 1982).
### ''
Charles de Gaulle'' (1890 - 1970), general,
President of France
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.
x 1921 to ''
Yvonne Vendroux
Yvonne Charlotte Anne-Marie de Gaulle (née Vendroux; 22 May 1900 – 8 November 1979) was the wife of Charles de Gaulle. The couple had three children: Philippe (b. 1921), Élisabeth (1924–2013), and Anne (1928–1948), who was born with Do ...
'' (1900 - 1979).
#### ''
Philippe de Gaulle'' (1921 - ),
admiral,
senator
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.
x 1947 to ''
Henriette de Montalembert'' (1929 - 2014), four sons.
##### ''
Charles de Gaulle'' (1948 - ), lawyer, elected official who switched from the
UDF to the
National Front.
##### ''
Yves de Gaulle'' (1951 - ).
##### ''
Jean de Gaulle'' (1953 - ),
deputy for Paris since 1986.
##### ''
Pierre de Gaulle'' (1963 - ).
#### ''Élisabeth de Gaulle'' (1924 - 2013).
x 1946 to
Major ''
Alain de Boissieu'' (1914 - 2006).
##### ''Anne de Boissieu'' (1959 - ).
#### ''
Anne de Gaulle'' (1928 - 1948), born disabled, no issue.
### ''
Jacques de Gaulle'' (1893 - 1946), disabled in 1926.
### ''
Pierre de Gaulle'' (1897 - 1959), Resistance member, president of the Paris municipal council (1947 - 1951).
## ''Jules de Gaulle'' (1850–1922)
Bibliography
Biographies on the site of the Fondation Charles de Gaullein French)
Political families of France