Bernard de Marigny
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Jean-Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, known as Bernard de Marigny, was a French-Creole American nobleman, playboy, planter, politician, duelist, writer, horse breeder, land developer,
Bernard Marigny Portrait
Mistick Krewe of Comus
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The Mistick Krewe of Comus, founded in 1856, is the oldest extant New Orleans, Louisiana Carnival Krewe, the longest to continually parade with few interruptions from 1856 to 1991, and continues to ho
Bernard de Marigny
…at Almack's and other famous gambling places." Marigny funded the first organized New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration in 1833, this model is what the Mistick Krewe of Comus would base their first parade and tableau on. One of the things Marigny brought back to New Orleans from England was the dice game Hazard which became…
Mystick Krewe of Comus's initial invitation for members
Grand Tableau of the Mistick Krewe - Harpers - New Orleans Mardi Gras 1873
Female Eye 1869