Marguerite Lebrun
Marguerite Lebrun | |
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Marguerite Lebrun in February 1940. | |
Spouse of the President of France | |
In role 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 | |
President | Albert Lebrun |
Preceded by | Blanche Doumer |
Succeeded by | Michelle Auriol (1947) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeanne Emilie Marguerite Nivoit (1878-10-12)October 12, 1878 Mézières, Ardennes, France |
Died | October 25, 1947(1947-10-25) (aged 69) Paris, France |
Spouse | Albert Lebrun (m. 1935; died 1947) |
Marguerite Jeanne Emilie Marguerite Lebrun (née Nivoit; October 12, 1878 - October 25, 1947) was the wife of Albert Lebrun, who was President of France from 1932 to 1940.
Together Lebrun and her husband had two children: son Jean Lebrun and daughter Marie Lebrun.[1] Jean Lebrun married Bernadette Marin, the daughter of a retired army captain, in the town hall in Rambouillet, France, on 17 October 1932.[2]
She was the "godmother" of the legendary ocean liner SS Normandie and the ship Paul Doumer, named for the previous French president.[3]
References
- ^ Taylor, Edmund (11 May 1932). "France Gains A President And Loses A Premier". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Milestones, Oct. 17, 1932". Time. 17 October 1932. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Maxtone-Graham, John (2007). Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9780393061208.
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Preceded by Blanche Doumer | Spouse of the President of France 1932–1940 | Vacant Title next held by Michelle Auriol |
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