François de Nicolay
| Count François de Nicolay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 August 1919 Le Lude, Sarthe, France |
| Died | 21 November 1963 (aged 44) |
| Cause of death | Automobile accident |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales |
| Occupation | Farmer, arboriculturist, politician |
| Political party | Union for the New Republic, Independent Republicans |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1927-1996) |
| Children | Philippe de Nicolay (b. 1955) |
| Parent(s) | Aymard Marie Jean, Marquis de Nicolay (1880-1937) Yvonne de Talhouet-Roy (1885-1941) |
Count François de Nicolay (31 August 1919 - 21 November 1963) was a member of the House of Nicolay in France who was a farm manager, arboriculturist, and a politician who was elected to the Senate of France.
Count François de Nicolay was born 31 August 1919 in the town of Le Lude in the Sarthe department of France. By birth he was part of the French nobility, a descendant of the Talhouët family. His grandfather was the mayor of Le Lude for more than fifty years. His great-uncle, Auguste de Talhouët-Roy, owner of the Château du Lude, served as Minister of Public Works in the Second French Empire, and was a Senator for Sarthe between 1876 and 1882.
After graduating from the ESSEC Business school in Paris, François de Nicolay remained in the city where he went to work as an executive with the women's magazine, Femmes d'aujourd'hui. At the outbreak of World War II, he joined the French military and served until the Armistice was signed and the German Occupation began. Back home in Le Lude, he oversaw forestry and farming operations which included the breeding of Thoroughbred horses.
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