Anne de Gaulle
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Anne de Gaulle was the youngest daughter of General Charles de Gaulle
and his wife, Yvonne
. She was born in Trier
, Germany
, where her father was stationed.
She was born with Down syndrome
and lived with her family until her death. De Gaulle's relatives all testified that the General, who was normally undemonstrative in his affections for his family, was more open and extroverted with Anne.
In October 1945, Yvonne de Gaulle bought the Château de Vert-Cœur at Milon-la-Chapelle
(Yvelines
), where they installed a private hospital for handicapped young girls: the Fondation Anne de Gaulle.
Anne died of Pneumonia, on 6 February 1948 at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
. Upon her death, her father said: "Now, she's like the others." ("Maintenant, elle est comme les autres.")
On 22 August 1962, Charles de Gaulle was the victim of an attempted assassination at Petit-Clamart
. He later said that the potentially fatal bullet had been stopped by the frame of the photograph of Anne that he always carried with him, placed this particular day on the rear shelf of his car. When he died in 1970, he was buried in the cemetery of Colombey beside his beloved daughter.
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
and his wife, Yvonne
Yvonne de Gaulle
Yvonne de Gaulle , born as Yvonne Charlotte Anne Marie Vendroux, was the wife of Charles de Gaulle. They were married on April 7, 1921. She was sometimes known as "Tante Yvonne"...
. She was born in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where her father was stationed.
She was born with Down syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
and lived with her family until her death. De Gaulle's relatives all testified that the General, who was normally undemonstrative in his affections for his family, was more open and extroverted with Anne.
In October 1945, Yvonne de Gaulle bought the Château de Vert-Cœur at Milon-la-Chapelle
Milon-la-Chapelle
Milon-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...
(Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
), where they installed a private hospital for handicapped young girls: the Fondation Anne de Gaulle.
Anne died of Pneumonia, on 6 February 1948 at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Colombey-les-Deux-Églises is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.The municipality Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises was created administratively in 1793, and it became part of the district of Chaumont and the canton Blaise. In 1801, under the name Colombey, it passed to the...
. Upon her death, her father said: "Now, she's like the others." ("Maintenant, elle est comme les autres.")
On 22 August 1962, Charles de Gaulle was the victim of an attempted assassination at Petit-Clamart
Clamart
Clamart is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields. The canton of...
. He later said that the potentially fatal bullet had been stopped by the frame of the photograph of Anne that he always carried with him, placed this particular day on the rear shelf of his car. When he died in 1970, he was buried in the cemetery of Colombey beside his beloved daughter.