Élaine Greffulhe
| Élaine Greffulhe | |
|---|---|
 Photograph taken by Nadar in 1900 | |
| Born |
March 19, 1882 Paris, France |
| Died | February 11, 1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Armand de Gramont |
| Parent(s) |
Henry Greffulhe Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay |
Countess Élaine Greffulhe (1882-1958), who became the Duchess of Gramont by marriage, was the daughter of Count Greffulhe and his wife, Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (said to be a model for the Duchess of Guermantes in Marcel Proust’s novel, À la recherche du temps perdu). In 1904, she married Armand de Gramont, who later became the 12th Duke of Gramont.
A rare film clip may show Proust (in bowler hat and gray coat) at her wedding in 1904.[1] Proust’s wedding gift to the groom was apparently a revolver in a leather case inscribed with verses from her childhood poems.
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