Marie Joseph Anatole Elie
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Marie Joseph Anatole Elie, Prince de Caraman-Chimay (4 July 1858 – 25 July 1937) was the 19th Prince de Chimay
from 1858 to 1937 and a French Olympic fencer
. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics
.
He married Clara Ward
, an American heiress, on 19 May 1890. They were divorced on 19 January 1897, after Clara ran away with a Gypsy violinist. The couple had two children:
By a second marriage to Anne Marie Charlotte Amélie Gilone Le Veneur de Tillières (24 Jul 1889 – 22 Sep 1962) on 24 June 1920, he had two more children:
Prince de Chimay
Prince de Chimay is a noble title associated with Chimay in what is now Belgium. It is presently held by Philippe de Caraman-Chimay, 22nd Prince de Chimay.-Counts of Chimay:*1 Jean II de Croÿ, comte de Chimay...
from 1858 to 1937 and a French Olympic fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
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He married Clara Ward
Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay
Clara Ward was a wealthy American socialite who married a prince from Belgium.-Biography:The story of Clara Ward, who commonly used one or another version of the title "Princesse de Caraman-Chimay", is poorly known today, but for some years in the early 1890s she was the toast of the United States...
, an American heiress, on 19 May 1890. They were divorced on 19 January 1897, after Clara ran away with a Gypsy violinist. The couple had two children:
- Marie Anatole Catherine Elisabeth, Comtesse de Caraman-Chimay (30 May 1891 – 13 February 1939), married Georges De Cocq in 1918
- Joseph Marie Pierre Anatole Alphonse de Riquet (6 August 1894 – 18 January 1920)
By a second marriage to Anne Marie Charlotte Amélie Gilone Le Veneur de Tillières (24 Jul 1889 – 22 Sep 1962) on 24 June 1920, he had two more children:
- Joseph Marie Alexandre Pierre Ghislain, 20th Prince de Chimay, Prince de Caraman (6 April 1921 – 23 June 1990), who resigned the title to his brother upon becoming a US citizen, married Germaine Hélène Jeanne van der Meulen in 1946, but died without issue
- Elie Marie Charles Pierre Paul, 21st Prince de Chimay, Prince de Caraman (22 October 1924 – 3 January 1980), married Marie Elisabeth Marthe Antoine Manset in 1947 and had issue