Joseph, Prince de Caraman-Chimay
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marie Joseph Anatole Élie de Riquet |
| Born |
4 July 1858 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 July 1937 (aged 79) Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Marie Joseph Anatole Élie de Riquet de Caraman, 19th Prince de Chimay (4 July 1858 – 25 July 1937), known as Joseph de Caraman-Chimay, the younger, was a Belgian aristocrat and fencer, a competitor in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was titled "Prince de Chimay" from 1858 until his death in 1937.
He was born to Joseph de Riquet, Prince de Chimay and Prince de Caraman (of Belgium), and Marie Joséphine Anatole de Montesquiou-Fézensac. Named for its Belgian "château de Chimay", his family was noted for its patronage of music and the arts. One of his sisters was Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, the Countess .
On 19 May 1890 he married Clara Ward, a sixteen-year-old American heiress. The couple had two children:
They were divorced on 19 January 1897, after Clara's widely publicized elopement with a gypsy violinist. By a second marriage to Anne Marie Charlotte Amélie Gilone Le Veneur de Tillières (1889–1962) on 24 June 1920, he had two more children:
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