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Aglaé de Gramont
Full name
Aglaé Angélique Gabrielle de Gramont
Born(1787-01-17)17 January 1787
Died21 January 1842(1842-01-21) (aged 55)
Paris, France
Spouse(s)
(m. 1804)
IssueCatherine Alexandrovna Davydova Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov Elizaveta Alexandrovna Davydova
FatherAntoine Louis Marie de Gramont, 8th Duke of Gramont
MotherAglaé de Polignac

Aglaé Angélique Gabrielle de Gramont (January 17, 1787 – 21 January 1842) Russian: Аглая Антоновна Давыдова, lit.'Aglaya Antonovna Davydova', was an Aristocrat and Socialite belonging to the family of Gramont.[1]

Early Life

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Aglaé de Gramont was born on January 17, 1787. She was the second-born and youngest daughter of Antoine-Louis, 1st Duc de Gramont et Guiche and his wife; Aglaé de Polignac.[2] Through her maternal grandmother Yolande, who was favourite[3] of Marie Antoinette, she was born into a family of ancient aristocratic lineage, but by the time of Aglaé's birth, her family was far from living the bestowed extravagant lifestyle once promised.

Aglaé, in the memory of her mother, was very much loved and embraced by the Queen and the Duchess of Angoulême. She was described to be "very pretty, flighty and flirtatious.[4]"

In 1789, following up with the outbreak of the French Revolution, Aglaé and her family were forced to flee because of her maternal grandmother's relation to the Queen of France. After they embarked and toured several European countries, her family finally settled in Mitau, where they lived with members of the royal family coming from France. Aglaé and her family stayed in Mitau until further notice.

Marriage

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In 1804, at the tender age of 17, Aglaé married Colonel Alexander Lvovich Davydov[5].[6] The union resulted in the birth of 4 children; Ekaterina (1805–1882), Yuliania (born and died 1807), Elizaveta[7] (1810–1882), and Vladimir (1816–1886).

In the 1820s, Aglaé left her husband in pursuit to visit France once again with her daughters. She resided for the next few years in France. After her husband's death, In 1835 she married Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta; however the marriage remained childless.

Death

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On February 21, 1842, at the age of 55, middle-aged Aglaé died in Paris, France.[8]

Issue

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By Alexander Lvovich Davydov, Aglaé bore a daughter and son.

Name Portrait Lifespan Age Notes
Catherine Alexandrovna Davydova
Marquise de Gabriac
1806 –
15 February 1882
76 years old Catherine was a noblewoman from Russian and French descent. She married Ernest de Cadoine de Gabriac, French diplomat and politician.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Davydov
Russian Colonel
1816 –
11 June 1886
70 years old Vladmir was a nobleman from Russian and French descent. He is known for his scandalous divorce to Elizabeth Orbeliani-Baryatinskaya.

References

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  1. ^ https://books.google.ru/books?id=VbYsDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT23&dq=%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbvdCzqL6DAxV9FBAIHQVwBMgQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=snippet&q=A%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3&f=false
  2. ^ https://books.google.ru/books?id=VbYsDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT23&dq=%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbvdCzqL6DAxV9FBAIHQVwBMgQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=snippet&q=%D0%90%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%E2%80%93%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%8C%20%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%20%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%20%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0.&f=false
  3. ^ https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/duchesse-de-polignac
  4. ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Agla%C3%A9-Ang%C3%A9lique-Gabrielle-de-Gramont/5070297868330102010
  5. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Literary_Life_and_Correspondence_of/IuE5AAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Aglae%20Angelique
  6. ^ https://feb-web.ru/feb/pushkin/chr-abc/chr/chr-1287.htm?cmd=0
  7. ^ https://www.geni.com/people/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0/5070355779200127290
  8. ^ https://literarybibliography.eu/en/wiki/record/Q19963499?

Sources

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  • Madden, Richard Robert (1855). The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington. Scholarly Commons. ISBN 9780404077211.
  • Pushkin, Alexander (2017). Marriage makes the soul celibate (collection). ACT. ISBN 9785040440849.