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Pierre de Cossé Brissac (1900-1993) was a French aristocrat and author who wrote historical memoirs. He served as the 12th Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993.
Early life and career
Pierre de Cossé Brissac was born in 1900 in Paris. His father, François de Cossé Brissac, was the 11th Duke of Brissac from 1883 to 1944. His mother was Mathilde de Crussol d'Uzès.
He served as the 12th Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993. He wrote historical memoirs, and four of his memoirs were about his family, the Dukes of Brissac. Moreover, he wrote the preface of Guide du protocole et des usages, a book on good manners written by Jacques Gandouin in 1979.
Marriage and issue
He married Marie-Zélie Schneider, a.k.a. May Schneider, in 1924. They resided at the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. They had a son, François de Cossé Brissac (later 13th Duke of Brissac), and two daughters: Elvire de Brissac, a novelist, and Marie-Pierre de Brissac, married firstly to Simon Nora and secondly to Maurice Herzog.
He died in 1993 in Paris.
Distinctions
- Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)