Aldebert de Chambrun (1872–1962)
Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962) was a French general and a member of the Pineton de Chambrun aristocratic family.
Aldebert de Chambrun | |
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 de Chambrun in 1937 | |
| Born | July 23, 1872 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | April 22, 1962 (aged 89) Paris |
| Allegiance | France |
| Rank | Général de corps d'armée |
| Battles/wars | World War I Rif War |
| Awards | Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur Croix de guerre 1914-1918 Army Distinguished Service Medal Prix Halphen Prix Marcelin-Guérin |
| Alma mater | École Militaire |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Longworth de Chambrun |
| Children | René de Chambrun |
| Relations | Charles-Adolphe de Chambrun (father) Marie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle (mother) Francisque de Corcelle (maternal grandfather) Pierre de Chambrun (brother) Charles de Chambrun (brother) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (brother-in-law) Nicholas Longworth II (father-in-law) Nicholas Longworth (brother-in-law) |
Early life
Aldebert de Chambrun was born on July 23, 1872, in Washington, D.C.[1] He graduated from the École Militaire in 1904.[1]
Career
De Chambrun was as an artillery general in the French Army.[1] He served in the Rif War in Morocco under Hubert Lyautey from the 1920s.[1] He served in Bordeaux from 1932 to 1934.[1]
De Chambrun was appointed as the governor-general of the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1941.[2]
Personal life and death
De Chambrun married Clara Longworth de Chambrun.[2] They had a son, René de Chambrun, who married Josée Laval, the daughter of Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval.[2]
De Chambrun died on April 22, 1962, in Paris, France.[1]
Works
References
- "Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- Kershaw, Alex (2015). Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 57. ISBN 9780804140034. OCLC 910239494.