Joséphine Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, Marquise de Castellane (29 December 1820 12 October 1890) was a French noblewoman.
Early life
Joséphine Pauline was born in Paris on 29 December 1820. She was the third legitimate child of the
Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, the 2nd
Duke of Dino and
Princess Dorothea of Courland
Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling ...
, the Duchess of Dino. She is often thought to have in fact been fathered by Edmund's uncle,
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince of Bénévent. She grew up in Talleyrand's ''
hôtel particulier
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'' on
rue Saint-Florentin, was nicknamed "angel of the house" and "my dear Minette" by him, and held a great affection for him throughout her life.
Her siblings were
Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord, 3rd Duke of Talleyrand, Duke of Valençay (father of
Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord), Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord, who died young, and Alexandre Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, who married
Valentine de Sainte-Aldegonde (the parents of
Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord).
Personal life
In 1839, Pauline de
Talleyrand-Périgord married
Henri de Castellane (1814–1847), eldest son of the
marshal de Castellane.
Together, they were the parents of:
*
Marie Dorothée Élisabeth de Castellane (1840–1915), who married Prince
Antoni Fryderyk Wilhelm Radziwiłł (1833–1904), a son of Prince
Wilhelm Radziwiłł and a grandson of Prince
Antoni Radziwiłł
Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł (; 13 June 1775 – 7 April 1833) was a Polish and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian szlachta, noble, magnate, aristocrat, musician, and politician. Initially a hereditary Duke of Nesvizh, Nieśwież and Olyka, Oł ...
and
Princess Louise of Prussia.
*
Antoine de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane (1844–1917), who married Madeleine Le Clerc de Juigné.
Widowed in 1847, she spent the rest of her life at the
château de Rochecotte (Indre-et-Loire), which she was given by her mother. A great friend of
Félix Dupanloup,
bishop of Orléans, she lived a simple and devout life until her death on 12 October 1890.
Descendants
Through her daughter, she was the grandmother of Prince Jerzy "Georg"
Radziwill (1860–1914), Princess Elisabeth Radziwill (1861–1950), Princess Helena Radziwill (1874–1958), and Prince Stanislas Radziwill (1880–1920).
Through her son Antoine, she was the grandmother of
Boni de Castellane who was known as a leading ''
Belle Époque
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'' tastemaker and the first husband of American railroad heiress
Anna Gould
Anna Gould (June 5, 1875 – November 30, 1961) was an American socialite and heiress as a daughter of financier Jay Gould.
Early life
Anna Gould was born on June 5, 1875, in New York City. She was the daughter of Jay Gould (1836–1892) and ...
(the daughter of
Jay Gould
Jason Gould (; May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould family, Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of the Robber baron (industrialist), robber bar ...
) on 14 March 1895 in
New York City
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. They divorced in 1906, after de Castellane had spent about $10 million of the money given to Anna by her father upon marriage, Anna married his cousin,
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Sagan, 5th duc de Talleyrand, in 1908.
She was also the grandmother of
Jean de Castellane
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* J ...
(1868–1965) who in 1898 married
Dolly de Talleyrand, Jacques (1870–1876), who died young, and
Stanislas de Castellane (1875–1959) who married Natalia Terry y Sanchez (sister of architect
Emilio Terry) in 1901.
References
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1820 births
1890 deaths
19th-century French nobility
Marquesses
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