Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord
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Joséphine Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord
(29 December 1820, Paris - 1890), by her marriage marquise de Castellane, was a French noblewoman.
The third legitimate child of the duke and duchess of Dino, Dorothea von Biron
and her husband Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord
, she is often thought to have in fact been fathered by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince of Bénévent. She grew up in his hôtel particulier
on rue Saint-Florentin, was nicknamed "angel of the house" and "my dear Minette" by him, and held a great affection for him throughout her life.
In 1839, she married Henri de Castellane
, eldest son of the marshal de Castellane
. Widowed in 1847, she spent the rest of her life at the château de Rochecotte
(Indre-et-Loire), which she was given by her mother. A great friend of Félix Dupanloup
, bishop of Orléans, she lived a simple and devout life.
House of Talleyrand-Périgord
The House of Talleyrand-Périgord was a French noble house that vanished in 2003 when Violette de Talleyrand-Périgord died.-Origins:A cadet branch of the family of sovereign counts of Périgord, they took their name from the estate of Périgord owned by these counts, and date back to Boso I, count of...
(29 December 1820, Paris - 1890), by her marriage marquise de Castellane, was a French noblewoman.
The third legitimate child of the duke and duchess of Dino, Dorothea von Biron
Dorothea von Biron
Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, self-styled Dorothée de Courlande , was a Baltic German noblewoman. Her mother was Dorothea von Medem, Duchess of Courland, and although her mother's husband, Duke Peter von Biron, acknowledged her as his own, her true father was a Polish statesman...
and her husband Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord
Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord
Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, 2nd Duke of Talleyrand, 2nd Duke of Dino , , was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars. As the son of Archambaud de Talleyrand-Périgord and Madeleine Olivier de Senozan de Viriville , he was the nephew of the minister Talleyrand...
, she is often thought to have in fact been fathered by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince of Bénévent. She grew up in his hôtel particulier
Hôtel particulier
In French contexts an hôtel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing, and by the 18th century it...
on rue Saint-Florentin, was nicknamed "angel of the house" and "my dear Minette" by him, and held a great affection for him throughout her life.
In 1839, she married Henri de Castellane
Henri de Castellane
Henri Charles Louis Boniface, marquis de Castellane was a French politician and nobleman. He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane and married Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, bringing the château de Rochecotte into the Castellane family...
, eldest son of the marshal de Castellane
Boniface de Castellane
Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane was a Marshal of France.-First Empire:...
. Widowed in 1847, she spent the rest of her life at the château de Rochecotte
Château de Rochecotte
The château de Rochecotte is a late 18th century château located in the French village of Saint-Patrice, near Langeais, in Indre-et-Loire. It is known for its various owners and their many successive rebuilds....
(Indre-et-Loire), which she was given by her mother. A great friend of Félix Dupanloup
Félix Dupanloup
Félix Antoine Philibert Dupanloup was a French ecclesiastic.-Biography:He was born at Saint-Félix, in Haute-Savoie. In his earliest years he was confided to the care of his brother, a priest in the diocese of Chambéry. In 1810 he was sent to a pensionnat ecclésiastique at Paris...
, bishop of Orléans, she lived a simple and devout life.