Émilie Louise Marie Françoise Joséphine Pellapra
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Émilie Pellapra comtesse de Brigode, princesse de Chimay
, was the daughter of Françoise-Marie LeRoy
and possibly Napoleon I of France
. She claimed to be the product of her mother's affair with the French Emperor which supposedly took place in April 1805, but this date is incompatible with Émilie's birth in November 1806. She was married firstly to Count Louis-Marie of Brigode (1777–1827) and married secondly to Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th prince de Chimay.
Émilie Louise Marie Françoise Joséphine Pellapra was born in Lyon
on November 11, 1806, the daughter of Madame Pellapra, née
Françoise-Marie LeRoy
, herself the wife of a rich financier
named Henri (de) Pellapra. Émilie may have been the illegitimate daughter of Napoleon I, as she claimed to be.
Emilie Pellapra made it clear she was the natural daughter of Napoleon. This would have to have been the result of an affair with her mother at the time of a stay by Napoleon in Lyon. Her claim was that an affair took place in April 1805, whilst Napoleon was on the way to Italy to be crowned, but this date is incompatible with Émilie's birth of in November 1806. For Émilie to have been the daughter of Napoleon it would have been necessary that he stayed in Lyon in February 1806. However, no stay in this city at that time seems to have taken place and, according to several authors (in particular André Gavoty in the Bulletin de l'Institut Napoleon April 1950), Napoleon only met LeRoy in 1810.
Emilie Pellapra married Count Louis Marie de Brigode who died shortly after, though they had twins:
She remarried on 30 August 1830 to Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th prince de Chimay, son of Prince François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet
and Thérésa Cabarrus
, and had four children:
She died at the Château de Menars
on May 22, 1871.
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...
, was the daughter of Françoise-Marie LeRoy
Françoise-Marie LeRoy
Françoise-Marie LeRoy was the mother of Émilie Louise Marie Françoise Joséphine Pellapra. Emilie may have been an illegitimate daughter of Napoleon I.LeRoy was daughter of a Lyon bookseller. Her husband was Henri Pellapra, a rich financer....
and possibly Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
. She claimed to be the product of her mother's affair with the French Emperor which supposedly took place in April 1805, but this date is incompatible with Émilie's birth in November 1806. She was married firstly to Count Louis-Marie of Brigode (1777–1827) and married secondly to Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th prince de Chimay.
Émilie Louise Marie Françoise Joséphine Pellapra was born in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
on November 11, 1806, the daughter of Madame Pellapra, née
NEE
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Françoise-Marie LeRoy
Françoise-Marie LeRoy
Françoise-Marie LeRoy was the mother of Émilie Louise Marie Françoise Joséphine Pellapra. Emilie may have been an illegitimate daughter of Napoleon I.LeRoy was daughter of a Lyon bookseller. Her husband was Henri Pellapra, a rich financer....
, herself the wife of a rich financier
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
named Henri (de) Pellapra. Émilie may have been the illegitimate daughter of Napoleon I, as she claimed to be.
Emilie Pellapra made it clear she was the natural daughter of Napoleon. This would have to have been the result of an affair with her mother at the time of a stay by Napoleon in Lyon. Her claim was that an affair took place in April 1805, whilst Napoleon was on the way to Italy to be crowned, but this date is incompatible with Émilie's birth of in November 1806. For Émilie to have been the daughter of Napoleon it would have been necessary that he stayed in Lyon in February 1806. However, no stay in this city at that time seems to have taken place and, according to several authors (in particular André Gavoty in the Bulletin de l'Institut Napoleon April 1950), Napoleon only met LeRoy in 1810.
Emilie Pellapra married Count Louis Marie de Brigode who died shortly after, though they had twins:
- Fernand de Brigode (1 August 1827 – October 1830), died young;
- Louis Marie Henri Pierre Désiré de Brigode (1 August 1827 – 1859), marquis of Brigode, French peer, Mayor of RomillyRomilly-People:*Baron Romilly, title created in 1866**John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly , English judge*Esmond Romilly , British socialist and anti-fascist, married to one of the Mitford sisters...
, married Annette du Hallay-Coëtquen (1831–1905).
She remarried on 30 August 1830 to Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th prince de Chimay, son of Prince François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet
François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet
François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet , comte de Caraman was the 16th Prince de Chimay from 24 July 1804 to 1843....
and Thérésa Cabarrus
Thérésa Tallien
Thérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien , was a French social figure during the Revolution. Later she became Princess of Chimay.-Early life:...
, and had four children:
- Marie Therese Emilie de Riquet (1832–1851), countess of Lagrange;
- Marie Joseph Guy Henry Philippe de Riquet, 18th prince de Chimay (1836–1892), married firstly Marie de Montesquiou-FezensacMontesquiou familyThe House of Montesquiou is the main branch of the Fezensac family, itself being a cadet branch of the House of Gascony. It is one of oldest aristocratic families in Europe....
, then Mathilde de Barandiaran; father of Marie Joseph Anatole Elie and Élisabeth, comtesse GreffulheElisabeth, comtesse GreffulheMarie Anatole Louise Élisabeth, Countess Greffulhe , was a renowned beauty, and queen of the salons of the Faubourg Saint-Germain in Paris....
; - Valentine de Riquet (1839–1914), Comtesse de Caraman-Chimay, first Princess Paul de BauffremontBauffremontBauffremont is a French family which derived its name from a village in the Vosges, outside of Orléans, now spelt Beaufremont. The family traces itself to Liébaud, sire de Bauffremont, in 1090...
, then Princess Georges Bibesco; - Eugene de Riquet (1847–1881), married Louise de Graffenried-Villars; his daughter Hélène Marie married John Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-SoglioJohn Francis Charles, 7th Count de Salis-SoglioSir John Francis Charles de Salis, 7th Count de Salis, KCMG, CVO was a British diplomat and landowner.He was the eldest son of Count John Francis William de Salis , a diplomat and renowned numismaticist of Hillingdon, by his wife Amelia Frances Harriet , daughter of Christopher Tower, JP DL MP, of...
.
She died at the Château de Menars
Château de Menars
The Château de Menars is a château associated with Madame de Pompadour situated on the bank of the Loire at Menars in France.-History:...
on May 22, 1871.