Achille Broutin
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Achille Broutin is a French fencing
master and a collector of weapons, emigrated to Spain.
in 1860. He is son of Emmanuel Broutin
, fencing master and Marie-Louise Pasquier, dressmaker. C. Leon Broutin
, fencing master too is one of his brothers.
He left France in 1863 because of a duel
between his father Emmanuel and a person close to the Emperor Napoleon III's court.
Pupil of his father Emmanuel (himself pupil of the famous Jean-Louis Michel
), he was attaché in his youth to the Queen Isabella II of Spain's secretaryship. He put an end prematurely to his fencing master's career because of his marriage with Maria de Torres y Kruz (Lisbon
1852-Donostia-San Sebastian 1920). His peers of fencing said of him that he was very elegant and "toucheur".
After the Second Empire
falling, in 1870, he came back to Paris every winter with his family and so could participate in fencing tournaments.
Eminent Horseman, cultured historian, he proceeded his father's collection of weapons with his pupils's presents and purchases to the Hôtel Drouot
in Paris. His widow left in 1923, 13 000 pieces to the San Telmo Museum of Donostia - San Sebastian.
He died without descent in San Sebastián
, in 1918.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
master and a collector of weapons, emigrated to Spain.
Biography
Achille Broutin (named Aquilès in Spain) is born in MetzMetz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
in 1860. He is son of Emmanuel Broutin
Emmanuel Broutin
Emmanuel Broutin is a French fencing master, sergeant of the imperial army, emigrated to Spain where he proceeded his career for the queen Isabella II of Spain before managing his fencing hall in Madrid.-Biography:...
, fencing master and Marie-Louise Pasquier, dressmaker. C. Leon Broutin
C. Leon Broutin
Claude Leon Broutin is a French fencing master, emigrated to Spain, author of a treaty of fencing.-Biography:C. Leon Broutin is born in Metz, in 1859. He is son of Emmanuel Broutin , fencing master and Marie-Louise Pasquier, dressmaker...
, fencing master too is one of his brothers.
He left France in 1863 because of a duel
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
between his father Emmanuel and a person close to the Emperor Napoleon III's court.
Pupil of his father Emmanuel (himself pupil of the famous Jean-Louis Michel
Jean-Louis Michel
Jean-Louis Michel was a fencing master, sometimes hailed as the foremost exponent of the art of fencing in the nineteenth century.-Early life:...
), he was attaché in his youth to the Queen Isabella II of Spain's secretaryship. He put an end prematurely to his fencing master's career because of his marriage with Maria de Torres y Kruz (Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
1852-Donostia-San Sebastian 1920). His peers of fencing said of him that he was very elegant and "toucheur".
After the Second Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
falling, in 1870, he came back to Paris every winter with his family and so could participate in fencing tournaments.
Eminent Horseman, cultured historian, he proceeded his father's collection of weapons with his pupils's presents and purchases to the Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot
Hôtel Drouot is a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities. It consists of 16 halls hosting 70 independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella grouping of Drouot....
in Paris. His widow left in 1923, 13 000 pieces to the San Telmo Museum of Donostia - San Sebastian.
He died without descent in San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, in 1918.