Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon
Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1852–1931) was a French aristocrat, politician and Félibrige supporter. He served in the National Assembly of France from 1889 to 1893 and published a newspaper, "Lou Prouvençau". Biography. Early life. Henri Marie Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon was born on 8 August 1852 in Aix-en-Provence. His father was Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1809–1895) and his mother, Henriette de Fresse de Monval. Upon the death of his father, he became the 10th Marquis de Villeneuve-Esclapon. Career. He served in the Third Carlist War of 1872–1876 under Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848–1909 ). He embarked upon a career in politics by working as the private secretary of Achille de Vallavieille, the Prefect of Hérault. He then served as a member of the National Assembly of France for Corsica from 6 October 1889 to 14 October 1893. He was a supporter of Félibrige, and started a newspaper in Aix-en-Provence, "Lou Prouvençau". He also served as editor-in-charge of "Occitania" and wrote articles in "Souleiado". Additionally, he wrote about Théodore Aubanel (1829–1886), Romée de Villeneuve (1170–1250) and the Château de Vaugrenier in Villeneuve-Loubet. Personal life. He married Princess Jeanne Bonaparte (1861–1910 ), daughter of Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815–1881) and Éléonore-Justine Ruflin, and a great-niece of Napoleon (1769–1821). They had six children: He died on 3 April 1931 in Paris.