The de Gaulle family produced several 20th-century officers,
Resistance members, and
French 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
The École Nationale des Chartes (, literally National School of Charters) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at ...
, shows that his ancestors, capitaines-châtelains of
Cuisery,
Saône-et-Loire 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
Celtic languages and civilisation
## ''
Henri de Gaulle
Henri Charles Alexandre de Gaulle (22 November 1848 – 3 May 1932) was a French civil servant and later a schoolteacher. He was the father of Charles de Gaulle, a general of the French army and President of France.
Biography Early life
Henri d ...
'' (1848 - 1932), private school teacher.
x 1886 to ''Jeanne Maillot''.
### ''
Xavier de Gaulle'' (1887 - 1955), soldier, Resistance member, twice married, five children.
#### ''
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz'' (1920 - 2002), president of the
ATD Fourth World.
#####
Michel Anthonioz (1947 - ), writer and television director, diplomat.
### ''Marie-Agnès de Gaulle'' (1889 - 1982).
### ''
Charles de Gaulle'' (1890 - 1970), general,
President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...
.
x 1921 to ''
Yvonne Vendroux'' (1900 - 1979).
#### ''
Philippe de Gaulle
Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle (born 28 December 1921) is a French retired admiral and senator. He is the eldest child and only son of General Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the French Fifth Republic, and his wife Yvonne. He ...
'' (1921 - ),
admiral,
senator.
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
Alain de Boissieu Déan de Luigné (; 5 July 1915 – 5 April 2006) was a French general who served in the Free French Forces during World War II, later becoming Army chief of staff (1971–1975). He was the son-in-law of General Charles de Ga ...
'' (1914 - 2006).
##### ''Anne de Boissieu'' (1959 - ).
#### ''
Anne de Gaulle
Anne de Gaulle (1 January 1928 – 6 February 1948) was the youngest daughter of General Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne. She was born in Trier, Germany, where her father was stationed with the Army of Occupation in the Rhineland.
She ...
'' (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