Marie de Castellane
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Marie Dorothée Élisabeth de Castellane, princess Radziwill (19 February 1840, château de Rochecotte
- 10 July 1915) was a French noblewoman and member of the house of Castellane
. The famous Boni de Castellane was her nephew.
and Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord
, she married prince Antoine Radziwill (1833-1904, a member of the House of Lords of Prussia and general "à la suite
" of William I, German Emperor
) at Sagan
on 3 October 1857. They had 4 children : Jerzy (George) (1860-1914), Élisabeth (1861-1950), Helena (1874-1958) and Stanislas (1880-1920).
She spent a large part of her life in Berlin, where (according to Abel Hermant) she was "the Apis bull in person and the queen of Berlin".
From 1881 to 1886, she took on the restoration of the Radziwill castle at Nieswiez (Nesvizh
, Belorussia), allowing her to save its archives and library, add a terrace flanked by Neo Gothic tourelles
and redesign the park in the English style
(1878-1911).
In 1906 she published the Souvenirs of her grandmother, the duchesse de Dino and, in 1909, a Chronique de 1831 à 1862, also based on the duchess's papers. Her own memoirs were published in 1931 as Souvenirs de la princesse Radziwill (née Castellane) 1840-1873. Une française à la cour de prusse ("Memoirs of princess Radziwill, née Castellane, 1840-1873. A Frenchwoman at the court of Prussia").
Château de Rochecotte
The château de Rochecotte is a late 18th century château located in the French village of Saint-Patrice, near Langeais, in Indre-et-Loire. It is known for its various owners and their many successive rebuilds....
- 10 July 1915) was a French noblewoman and member of the house of Castellane
House of Castellane
The House of Castellane is a very ancient French noble house originating in Provence and descended from Thibault, count of Arles in the 9th century.Boniface, first baron de Castellane, lived in the 11th century...
. The famous Boni de Castellane was her nephew.
Life
The daughter of Henri de CastellaneHenri de Castellane
Henri Charles Louis Boniface, marquis de Castellane was a French politician and nobleman. He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane and married Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, bringing the château de Rochecotte into the Castellane family...
and Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord
Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord
Joséphine Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord , by her marriage marquise de Castellane, was a French noblewoman.The third legitimate child of the duke and duchess of Dino, Dorothea von Biron and her husband Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, she is often thought to have in fact been fathered by...
, she married prince Antoine Radziwill (1833-1904, a member of the House of Lords of Prussia and general "à la suite
À la suite
À la suite was a military title, given to those who were entitled to wear a regimental uniform but otherwise had no official position. It can best be translated as "in the entourage of".In Prussia, these were:...
" of William I, German Emperor
William I, German Emperor
William I, also known as Wilhelm I , of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor .Under the leadership of William and his Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the...
) at Sagan
Zagan
Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...
on 3 October 1857. They had 4 children : Jerzy (George) (1860-1914), Élisabeth (1861-1950), Helena (1874-1958) and Stanislas (1880-1920).
She spent a large part of her life in Berlin, where (according to Abel Hermant) she was "the Apis bull in person and the queen of Berlin".
From 1881 to 1886, she took on the restoration of the Radziwill castle at Nieswiez (Nesvizh
Nesvizh
Nesvizh is a city in Belarus. It is the administrative center of the Nesvizh District of Minsk Province and location of the Nesvizh Castle World Heritage Site. Its 2009 population is 14,300 .-History:...
, Belorussia), allowing her to save its archives and library, add a terrace flanked by Neo Gothic tourelles
Tower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
and redesign the park in the English style
English garden
The English garden, also called English landscape park , is a style of Landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical Garden à la française of the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe. The...
(1878-1911).
In 1906 she published the Souvenirs of her grandmother, the duchesse de Dino and, in 1909, a Chronique de 1831 à 1862, also based on the duchess's papers. Her own memoirs were published in 1931 as Souvenirs de la princesse Radziwill (née Castellane) 1840-1873. Une française à la cour de prusse ("Memoirs of princess Radziwill, née Castellane, 1840-1873. A Frenchwoman at the court of Prussia").