Zoé Laurier
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Zoé Lafontaine, Lady Laurier (June 26, 1842 – November 1, 1921) was the wife of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada
. They married at Marie-Reine-du Monde, Montreal
, Quebec
on August 13, 1868. The union was childless. She died, aged 79, in 1921.
A lounge in the Château Laurier
was named in her honour. She was born in Montreal.
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
. They married at Marie-Reine-du Monde, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
on August 13, 1868. The union was childless. She died, aged 79, in 1921.
A lounge in the Château Laurier
Château Laurier
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a landmark hotel in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive designed in the Châteauesque style.-History:...
was named in her honour. She was born in Montreal.