René de La Croix de Castries

René de La Croix de Castries
Born 6 August 1908
La Bastide-d'Engras, Gard, France
Died 17 July 1986
Residence Château de Castries, Castries, Hérault, France
Paris, France
Nationality French
Occupation Mayor
Historian
Spouse(s) Monique de Casagne

René de la Croix de Castries (French pronunciation: [ʁəne də la kʁwa də kastʁ]; 1908 – 1986) was a French historian and a member of the House of Castries.[1] He was the sixteenth member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1972.[1]

Biography

Early life

René de la Croix de Castries was born on August 6, 1908 in la Bastide-d'Engras, Gard, France.[1] He grew up in a castle in Gaujac, Gard, and attended school in Nîmes and Versailles.[1] He studied Political Science and Public Finance.[1]

Career

He served in the Second World War. He was sent to Lebanon in 1939, and returned to France in 1940.[1]

He served as Mayor of Castries from 1941 to 1950.[1] He moved to Paris in 1951.[1]

He gave lectures at the Cercle de l'Union interalliée, and served as Vice-President of the Société des gens de lettres in 1964.[1] He was appointed to the Académie française on May 4, 1972, becoming the 35th Duke to join the institution.[1][2]

Personal life

He married Monique de Casagne in 1934 and the following year, he bought the family castle, Château de Castries in Castries, Hérault near Montpellier.[1] In 1985, he donated the Château de Castries to the Académie française.[3]

He died on 17 July 1986.[1]

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