Anne de Rochechouart, was a wealthy French aristocrat. She inherited a large fortune from her great-grandmother, the founder of the Veuve Clicquot Champagne house. She was known for her involvement in
Duchesse d'Uzès c. 1896
Anne with her great-grandmother, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, founder of Veuve Clicquot
Château de Boursault
Duchesse d'Uzès hunting at Rambouillet (1913)
Jacques Marie Géraud de Crussol, styled Duke of Crussol from 1872 to 1878, was a French nobleman and explorer who kept a diary of his African expedition that was published posthumously by his mother,
Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart
…12th Duke of Uzès. He was elected to the legislature in 1871, sat on the right and voted against the creation of the Republic. Their children were: Jacques Marie Géraud de Crussol (1868–1893), who became the 13th Duke before his death in 1893 during an expedition that he was leading in Africa. Simone Louise Laure de Crussol…
Duc Jacques d'Uzès
The duke's lover, Émilienne d'Alençon