Pierre de Cossé Brissac
| Pierre de Cossé Brissac | |
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| Born | 1900 Paris, France |
| Died | 1993 Paris, France |
| Residence | Château de Brissac |
| Occupation | Memoirist |
| Title | Duke of Brissac |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Zélie Schneider |
| Children |
François de Cossé Brissac Elvire de Brissac Marie-Pierre de Brissac |
| Parent(s) |
François de Cossé Brissac Mathilde de Crussol d'Uzès |
| Relatives |
Eugène Schneider, II (father-in-law) Maurice Herzog (son-in-law) |
Pierre de Cossé Brissac, 12th Duke of Brissac (1900–1993), was a French aristocrat and author who wrote historical memoirs. He held the French noble title of Duke of Brissac from 1944 to 1993.
He 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 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.
He married Marie-Zélie Schneider, also known as 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 (subsequently 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.
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