| Edmond-René Labande | |
| Birth Date: | June 11, 1908 |
| Death Date: | July 22, 1992 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris École pratique des hautes études École Nationale des Chartes |
| Occupation: | Archivist, historian |
| Spouse: | Yvonne Mailfert |
| Relatives: | Léon-Honoré Labande (paternal uncle) |
Edmond-René Labande (1908-1992) was a French archivist and historian.
Edmond-René Labande was born in Paris on June 11, 1908.[1] [2] He was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his maternal grandfather, Alfred Jeanroy.[2] His paternal uncle, Léon-Honoré Labande, was a museum curator and archivist of the Prince's Palace of Monaco.[3]
Labande graduated from the University of Paris in 1928.[2] He also graduated from the École pratique des hautes études and the École Nationale des Chartes.[2]
Labande started his career as an archivist in Rome, Algiers, Florence, Toulon, and La Flèche.[2]
Labande started teaching medieval history at the University of Poitiers in 1947.[2] Two years later, in 1949, he was promoted to professor.[2] He was a co-founder of the Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, an academic journal.[2]
Labande was the first scholar to offer a skeptical interpretation of Eleanor of Aquitaine, debunking the myth of her persona and researching primary sources about her life.[4]
Labande married Yvonne Mailfert in 1932.[2] Labande joined the Third Order of Saint Francis in 1942.[2]
Labande died in Poitiers on July 22, 1992.[1] [2]