Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon

Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon
Born	August 8, 1852 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died	April 3, 1931 Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Politician Publisher
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Bonaparte
Children	Jules Pierre Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon Romée Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Lucien Louis Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon
Parent(s)	Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon Henriette de Fresse de Monval
Relatives	Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (father-in-law)

Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1852-1931) was a French aristocrat, politician and Félibrige supporter. He served in the National Assembly of France from 1889 to 1893 and published a newspaper, Lou Prouvençau.

Biography

Early life

Henri Marie Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon was born on August 8, 1852 in Aix-en-Provence.^[1][2][3][4] His father was Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1809-1895) and his mother, Henriette de Fresse de Monval.^[2][4] Upon the death of his father, he became the 10th Marquis de Villeneuve-Esclapon.^[3]

Career

He served in the Third Carlist War of 1872-1876 under Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848–1909).

He embarked upon a career in politics by working as the private secretary of Achille de Vallavieille, the Prefect of Hérault. He then served as a member of the National Assembly of France for Corsica from October 6, 1889 to October 14, 1893.^[1]

He was a supporter of Félibrige, and started a newspaper in Aix-en-Provence, Lou Prouvençau.^[5][6][7] He also served as editor-in-charge of Occitania and wrote articles in Souleiado.^[5] Additionally, he wrote about Théodore Aubanel (1829–1886), Romée de Villeneuve (1170-1250) and the Château de Vaugrenier in Villeneuve-Loubet.

Personal life

He married Princess Jeanne Bonaparte (1861-1910), daughter of Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815–1881) and Justine Eleanore Ruflin, and a great-niece of Napoleon (1769–1821).^[2][3] They had six children:

• Jules Pierre Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1886-1957).^[2] He married Cécile Ernestine Marie de Courtois (1896-1981).^[2]
• Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1887-1942).^[2] She married Lucien Leret d'Aubigny (1876-1945).^[2]
• Romée Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1889-1944).^[2]
• Lucien Louis Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1890-1939).^[2] He married Iskouhi-Gladys Matossian (1894-1951).^[2]
• Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1893-1973).^[2] She married Bruno de Maigret (1888-1966).^[2]
• Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1896-1972).^[2] She married Antoine de Lyée de Belleau (1898-1978).^[2]

He died on April 3, 1931 in Paris.^[1]

Bibliography

• Lei Jue flourau de Fourcauquié, 13 de setèmbre 1875 (14 pages, Ricateau, Hamelin et Cie, 1875).^[8]
• La Félibrejade de la Sainte-Étoile à Avignon (15 pages, Vve Remondet-Aubin, 1876).^[9]
• La Première représentation du Pain du péché ("lou Pan dou pecat"), drame provençal en 5 actes et en vers, de Théodore Aubanel (22 pages, Vve Remondet-Aubin, 1878).^[10]
• La Maison des Baux (8 pages, L. Duc, 1895).^[11]
• Romée de Villeneuve, étude historique (25 pages, Neuilley, 1899).^[12]
• La Fondation du château de Villeneuve-Loubet (52 pages, Neuilley, 1902).^[13]

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