Pierre de Cossé Brissac
| Pierre de Cossé Brissac | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1900 Paris, France |
| Died |
1993 Paris, France |
| Residence | Château de Brissac |
| Occupation | Memoirist |
| Title | Duke |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Zélie Schneider |
| Children |
François de Cossé Brissac Elvire de Brissac Marie-Pierre de Brissac |
| Parent(s) |
François de Cossé Brissac Mathilde de Crussol d'Uzès |
| Relatives |
Eugène Schneider, II (father-in-law) Maurice Herzog (son-in-law) |
Pierre de Cossé Brissac (1900-1993) was a French aristocrat and author. He served as the 12th Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993. He wrote historical memoirs.
Early life
Pierre de Cossé Brissac was born in 1900 in Paris.[1] His father, François de Cossé Brissac, was the 11th Duke of Brissac from 1883 to 1944. His mother was Mathilde de Crussol d'Uzès.
Career
He served as the 12th Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993.
He wrote historical memoirs. Four of his memoirs are about his family, the Dukes of Brissac.[2] Moreover, he wrote the preface of Guide du protocole et des usages, a book on good manners written by Jacques Gandouin in 1979.
Personal life
He married Marie-Zélie Schneider, a.k.a. May Schneider, in 1924.[3] They resided at the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. They had a son, François de Cossé Brissac (later 13th Duke of Brissac), and two daughters: Elvire de Brissac, a novelist, and Marie-Pierre de Brissac, married firstly to Simon Nora and secondly to Maurice Herzog.
Death
He died in 1993 in Paris.[1]
Distinctions
Bibliography
- La duchesse d'Uzès (Paris, Gründ, 1950, 201 pages).
- Les Brissac, Maison de Cossé (Paris: Éditions Fasquelle, 1973, 448 pages).
- A la Billebaude à travers l'Yveline (Chaumont, France: Éditions Crépin-Leblond, 1955, 214 pages).
- Chasse (Chaumont, France: Éditions Crépin-Leblond, 1957, 109 pages).
- Nord Kapp ou la Norvège vue par un Français (Paris: Éditions Del Duca, 1967).
- En d'autres temps (1900-1939) (Paris: Grasset, 1972, 455 pages).
- La suite des temps (1939-1958) (Paris: Grasset, 1974).
- Le temps qui court (1959-1974) (Paris: Grasset, 1977).
- Le château d'en face (1974-1985) (Paris: Grasset, 1986).
References
- 1 2 Pierre de Brissac (1900-1993), Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ↑ Grasset: Duc Brissac (de)
- ↑ Monique de Saint Martin, L'espace de la noblesse, Paris: Editions Métailié, 1993, p. 222