Joan de Noailles, Dowager Duchess of Mouchy (''née'' Joan Douglas Dillon, later Princess Charles of Luxembourg; born 31 January 1935)''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVIII. "Luxemburg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2007, pp. 83–84, 449–450. (German). . is an American-born French duchess, the first commoner to marry into the reigning dynasty of Luxembourg, and is the former president of French

Bordeaux wine Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...

company Domaine Clarence Dillon.

Biography

Joan Dillon is the daughter of U.S. Treasury Secretary

C. Douglas Dillon Clarence Douglas Dillon (born Clarence Douglass Dillon; August 21, 1909January 10, 2003) was an American diplomat and politician, who served as U.S. Ambassador to France (1953–1957) and as the 57th Secretary of the Treasury (1961–1965). He w ...

and his wife, Phyllis Chess Ellsworth. She came to live in Paris, France, with her family when her father was appointed American Ambassador in the 1950s. She initially found work with the ''Paris Review''. After her marriage to Prince Charles of Luxembourg she discovered an interest in wine and the family interest in Haut-Brion. From 1975 to 2008, Joan Dillon held the presidency of Domaine Clarence Dillon. Her husband,

Philippe de Noailles Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles and later prince de Poix, duc de Mouchy, and duc de Poix ''à brevêt'' (27 December 1715 in Paris27 June 1794 in Paris), was a younger brother of Louis de Noailles, and a more distinguished soldier than his ...

Duc de Mouchy Duke of Mouchy ( es, Duque de Mouchy) was a hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1747 by Ferdinand VI to Philippe de Noailles, a French military officer. After failure of the 1st Duke's ...

, was general manager. Under their direction the company bought

Château La Mission Haut-Brion Château la Mission Haut-Brion is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, classed among the ''Crus Classés'' in the Graves classification of 1953. La Mission Haut-Brion is the sister property of the First Growth Château Haut ...

Château Laville Haut-Brion Château Laville Haut-Brion was a Bordeaux dry white wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, which was ranked among the ''Crus Classés'' in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953. The estate is located in close vicinity of the city of Borde ...

and

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in 1983. In 2008, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, her son by her marriage to Prince Charles of Luxembourg, became president of Domaine Clarence Dillon. ''Wine Enthusiast Magazine'' describes Dillon as "a larger-than-life lady, with an indefinable, cultured, mid-Atlantic accent."

Family

Dillon married firstly in

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, France, on 1 August 1953 James Brady Moseley, nephew of U.S. Treasury Secretary

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. The couple divorced in Washoe County,

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, US, on 12 December 1955; the marriage was

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, Italy, on 22 June 1963. They had a daughter, Joan Dillon Moseley (born 1954). Dillon married secondly on 1 March 1967 Prince Charles, brother of

Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg Jean (Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano; 5 January 1921 – 23 April 2019) was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000. He was the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of French agnatic ...

, at the Catholic Church of St. Edward the Confessor in Sutton Park, Surrey, UK. The marriage was the first authorized of a Luxembourgeois prince to a commoner – authorized by Grand Ducal decree issued 16 February 1967. She was styled "'' Her Royal Highness'' Princess Joan of Luxembourg". Prince Charles died in Imbarcati,

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, Italy, on 26 July 1977. They had two children: *Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg (born New York City, 1967) * Prince Robert of Luxembourg (born

Fischbach Castle Fischbach Castle (Luxembourgish: ''Schlass Fëschbech'', French: ''Château de Fischbach'', German: ''Schloss Fischbach'') is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg. History Fischbach has the ...

, Luxembourg, 1968) Dillon married thirdly in

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, on 3 August 1978 Philippe, 8th Duke de Mouchy (1922–2011). The marriage was without issue.

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Ancestry of Joan Douglas Dillon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dillon, Joan Douglas 1935 births Living people American emigrants to France

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

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