Marie Say

Marie Say
Born August 25, 1857
Verrières-le-Buisson, Essonne, France
Died July 15, 1943
Paris, France
Residence Château de Chaumont, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France
Hôtel de Broglie, 11 Rue de Solférino, Paris, France
Occupation Aristocrat
Title Princess
Religion Roman Catholic
Spouse(s) Henri Amédée de Broglie
Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón
Parent(s) Constant André Say
Relatives Louis Auguste Say (paternal grandfather)

Princess Marie Say (1857-1943) was a French heiress and aristocrat.

Château de Chaumont.

Early life

Marie Say was born on August 25, 1857 in Verrières-le-Buisson near Paris. Her paternal grandfather, Louis Auguste Say, was the founder of the Say sugar company (now a subsidiary of Tereos). Her father, Constant André Say, ran the family business, which sold sugar made from beetroot.[1]

Adult life

Say purchased the Château de Chaumont with her inheritance in 1875, at the age of seventeen.[2][3] Shortly after, she married Henri Amédée de Broglie.[1] Their wedding took place at the Eglise de la Madeleine in Paris.[1]

Say became known as Princess Amédée de Broglie.[3] The couple entertained George V, Isabella II of Spain, Reza Shah and other guests.[1] Another guest, Jagatjit Singh, gave her an elephant as a gift.[1] The Say couple organized performances by the Paris Opera and the Comédie-Française for their guests.[1] They also resided at the Hôtel de Broglie, a hôtel particulier in Paris.[3]

Say was widowed in 1917.[3] In 1930, when she married Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, despite her father's objection.[3] According to the Duc de Brissac, her second husband spent the vast majority of her fortune.[3]

Death

Say died on July 15, 1943 in Paris.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Le Tigre, Olivier (May 25, 2008). "25 mai 1908 : Marie Say, le sacre de la princesse du sucre". Le Monde. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. "LE CHÂTEAU DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE". Domaine Chaumont. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 de Cossé Brissac, Pierre (1974). La suite des temps: (1939-1958). Paris, France: Grasset. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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