Henry Greffulhe

Henry Greffulhe
Photograph taken by Nadar in 1881
Born
Henry Jules Charles Emmanuel Greffulhe

25 December 1848
Died31 March 1932 (1932-04-01) (aged 83)
OccupationPolitician
SpouseÉlisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (m.1881)
ChildrenÉlaine Greffulhe
Parent(s)Louis-Charles Greffuhle
Félicité-Pauline-Marie de la Rochefoucauld d'Estissac

Count Henry Jules Charles Emmanuel Greffulhe (25 December 1848 – 31 March 1932) was a French heir, socialite and politician.[1] He was the son of Louis-Charles Greffuhle and his wife, Félicité-Pauline-Marie de la Rochefoucauld d'Estissac.

He was a personal friend of author Marcel Proust.[2] He has been pointed out as one of the main inspirations for the character of the duc de Guermantes in Proust’s novel, À la recherche du temps perdu.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Henry Greffulhe (1848-1932)". Archives Departementales de Seine-et-Marne. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "GREFFULHE PAPIERS DE LA FAMILLE" (PDF). Archives Nationales du Monde du Travail. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Laure Hillerin, La comtesse Greffulhe, l'Ombre des Guermantes Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Paris, Flammarion, 2014 ( Part V, La chambre noire des Guermantes, p. 345-455.


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