Jean Élie Octave Louis Sévère Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 3rd Duc Decazes and 3rd Duke of Glücksbierg (April 30, 1864 – August 31, 1912), was a French aristocrat and sportsman.

Biography

Decazes was born in

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. On April 28, 1888, still in Paris, he married Isabelle-Blanche Singer (1869–1896), who was the daughter of American sewing-machine millionaire

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. They had three children: * Louis Jean Victor Sévère (1889–1941). Had issue. * Marguerite Séverine Philippine, best known as Daisy Fellowes (1890–1962). Had issue. * Jacques Louis Élie Decazes de Glücksbierg (

, August 31, 1891 – Beaumont-en-Beine, March 15, 1916), unmarried and without issue. After the suicide of his wife in 1896 their children were raised in large part by their aunt

Winnaretta Singer Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac (8 January 186526 November 1943) was an American-born heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She used this to fund a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protégés includ ...

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. A member of the

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, Jean Decazes won a silver medal

sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting made its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also kno ...

in the 10 to 20 ton class. The following year he captured the 1901

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

again using his sailboat ''Quand-Même II''. He died in

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in 1912 aged 48.

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* * * 103 103 French male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton Olympic sailors of France 1864 births 1912 deaths Sportspeople from Paris Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in sailing {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub