Henri de Castellane explained

Henri Charles Louis Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (23 September 1814, Paris – 16 October 1847, château de Rochecotte) was a French politician and nobleman.^[1]

Early life

He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane.

Personal life

He married Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, bringing the château de Rochecotte into the Castellane family.^[2] Their two children were:

• Marie de Castellane (1840–1915), princess Radziwill by marriage, who published the "Chroniques de 1831 à 1862" by her grandmother Dorothea von Biron (Plon, 4 volumes, 1909)
• Antoine de Castellane (1844–1917), father to the dandy and politician Boniface de Castellane (1867–1932).

Henri died on 16 October 1847 at the château de Rochecotte.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Castellane, Henri Charles Louis Boniface 1814-1847. www.worldcat.org. 22 August 2017.
2. Book: de). Dorothée Dino (duchesse. (Fürstin). Marie Dorothea Elisabeth de Castellane Radziwill. Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino: 1836-1840. 1910. Scribner. en.