Joan Dillon
| Joan Douglas Dillon | |
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| Princess Charles of Luxembourg Dowager Duchess of Mouchy and Poix |
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| Born |
31 January 1935 New York City, New York |
| Spouse | James Brady Moseley Prince Charles of Luxembourg Philippe de Noailles, Duke de Mouchy |
| Issue | Joan Moseley Princess Charlotte, Mrs Cunningham Prince Robert of Luxembourg |
| Father | C. Douglas Dillon |
| Mother | Phyllis Chess Ellsworth |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Joan de Noailles, Dowager Duchess of Mouchy and Poix (née Joan Douglas Dillon; born 31 January 1935) is an American-born French duchess, the first commoner to marry into the reigning dynasty of Luxembourg, and is the former president of French Bordeaux wine company Domaine Clarence Dillon.
Joan Dillon is the daughter of U.S. Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon and his wife, Phyllis Chess Ellsworth. She came to live in Paris, France, with her family when her father was appointed American Ambassador in the 1950s. She initially found work with the Paris Review.
After her marriage to Prince Charles of Luxembourg she discovered an interest in wine and the family interest in Haut-Brion. From 1975 to 2008, Joan Dillon held the presidency of Domaine Clarence Dillon. Her husband, Philippe de Noailles, Duc de Mouchy, was general manager. Under their direction the company bought Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Château Laville Haut-Brion and Château La Tour Haut-Brion in 1983. In 2008 Prince Robert of Luxembourg, her son by her marriage to Prince Charles of Luxembourg, became president of Domaine Clarence Dillon.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine describes Dillon as "a larger-than-life lady, with an indefinable, cultured, mid-Atlantic accent."
She married firstly in Paris, France on 1 August 1953 James Brady Moseley (New York City, US 22 May 1931 – Boston, Massachusetts, US 9 April 1998), son of Boston investment banker Frederick S. Moseley, Jr. and his wife, Jane H. Brady. The couple divorced in Washoe County, Nevada, US on 12 December 1955; the marriage was annulled in Rome, Italy on 22 June 1963. They had a daughter,
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