Hélène van Zuylen
Hélène van Zuylen | |
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Born | Hélène Betty Louise Caroline de Rothschild 21 August 1863 Paris |
Died | 17 October 1947 Lisbon | (aged 84)
Nationality | French |
Other names | La Brioche, Paule Riversdale Snail |
Occupation | author |
Known for | Poetry, plays and stories First woman to compete in an international motor race |
Title | Baroness |
Parent(s) | Salomon James de Rothschild (father) Adèle von Rothschild (mother) |
Baroness Hélène van Zuylen van Nijevelt van de Haar or Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt de Haar, née de Rothschild (21 August 1863 – 17 October 1947) was a French author and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family. She collaborated on stories and poems with her lesbian partner
Hélène was one of a trio of French female motoring pioneers of the
Personal life
Hélène Betty Louise Caroline de Rothschild was the daughter of Baron
Relationships
On 16 August 1887 Hélène married the Roman Catholic Baron
In 1901 Zuylen, a lesbian, met
In 1907 Zuylen abruptly left Vivien for another woman, which quickly fueled gossip within the lesbian coterie of Paris. Neither had been faithful.[2]
On 23 July 1935
Nazi Occupation of France
Art from van Zuylen's collection was seized by the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce Nazi looting organisation during the occupation of France in World War II.[9][10]
Death
Baroness Hélène van Zuylen died in Lisbon, Portugal, on 17 October 1947.[2]
Writing
Hélène van Zuylen was a writer and between 1902 and 1914 she wrote poems, short stories, novels and three plays, many in collaboration with Renée Vivien:
Works published under the name of Paule Riversdale (Renée Vivien & Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt in collaboration):[2]
- 1903 – Échos et Reflets (Echoes and Reflections) – Poetry. Cover by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer.
- 1903 – Vers L'Amour (To Love) – Poetry.
- 1904 – L'Etre Double (The Double Being) – A novel on androgyny. Cover by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer.
- 1904 – Netsuké – A Japanese-themed novel.
Works published under the name of Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt (attributed at least in part to Renée Vivien):[2]
- 1904 – Effeuillements (Falling Leaves) – Poetry.
- 1905 – Copeaux (Chips) – A large volume of prose poems, stories and plays.
- 1905 – L'Impossible Sincérité (Impossible Sincerity)- A play.
- 1905 – Comédie dans un Jardin (Comedy in a Garden) – A one-act play performed at the 'Théâtre de l'Automobile Club de France', 11 décembre 1905.
- 1907 – Le Chemin du Souvenir (The Path of Memory) – A play.
- 1910 – L'Inoublée (The Unforgotten) – A series of short stories in tribute to Renée Vivien. 'Night's Dream', 'The Image inviolate', 'Public Gardens', 'The Two Irises', 'Someone came', 'The Adventurous', 'The Eternal Siren', 'The Garden of Mr Dubois', 'Confidences of flowers', 'Death in the mirror', 'I will give my eyes to the woman I love'.
Works published under the name of Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt (believed to be her work alone):[2]
- 1906 – La Mascarade Interrompue (The Interrupted Mascarade) – A play.
- 1908 – Béryl – A play in 4 acts which furthers the intrigues of 'L'Impossible Sincérité'.
- 1912 – La Dernière étreinte (The Last Embrace) – A novel.
- 1914 – L'Enjoleuse (The Coaxer) – A novel.
Motoring
Together with
Baron Etienne van Zuylen, her Dutch husband, was the President of the
In 1901 van Zuylen entered the Paris-Berlin race but was stopped by technical failure on the first day. The only other female entrant among the 122 starters was Camille du Gast, who successfully completed the event, climbing from starting last to finishing 33rd.[1]
She was nicknamed La Brioche, and used the pseudonym Snail for motor racing whilst her husband, Baron Etienne van Zuylen, competed as
Kasteel de Haar
On her marriage to Baron Etienne van Zuylen the
See also
- Slot Zuylen
- Renée Vivien Prize
- Online Dictionary of Dutch Women[18]
Notes
- ^ Duchesse d'Uzès Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart The first woman, along with Camille du Gast, to hold a driving license in 1897, the first woman to be ticketed for speeding in 1898 (15 km/h instead of 12 km/h), and the first woman 'lieutenant de louveterie' (Wolfcatcher Royal) in 1923.
References
- ^ a b c d Université Paris X Nanterre, LES FEMMES ET L’AUTOMOBILE A LA BELLE EPOQUE 1898–1922) – A partir de l’hebdomadaire La Vie au Grand Air. Présenté par Céline CAUVIN Sous la direction de Mr Jean-Pierre BLAY. Pages 47–50
- ^ a b c d e f "Valkyria. The Renee Vivien Translation Project". Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ GLBTQ – Profile of Renee Vivien
- ^ Collective authors (12 November 1936). "1935 Année Littéraire" [1935 Literary Year]. Almanach Hachette. 1937 (in French). No. 44. Petite encyclopédie populaire de la vie pratique. Paris, F: Librairie Hachette. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Juillet. – 23, Un nouveau prix annuel de poésie " Prix Renée Vivien ", d'une valeur de 10 000 francs, est créé par la baronne de Zuylen.
- ^ Collective authors (27 June 1936). "Le grand prix de poésie Renée-Vivien" [The Renée-Vivien great prize for poetry]. Journal des Débats Politiques et Littéraires (in French) (177): 2. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Le prix Renée-Vivien, d'une valeur de 10.000 francs, dû à la générosité de la baronne de Zuyten de Nyevelt. née de Rothschild, vient d'être attribué à Mme Lucie Detarue-Mardrus. Ce grand prix de la poésie, fondé en souvenir de la grande poétesse Renée Vivien, doit être décerne chaque année à une femme française ou étrangère, pour un recueil de poésies édité ou manuscrit.
- OCLC 2923319. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
Il y eut annuellement le Prix Renée Vivien, institué en 1935.
- OCLC 1734550. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
La baronne de Zuylen de Nyveldt venait de fonder un prix de poésie de dix mille francs, le prix Renée Vivien, destiné à une jeune débutante.
- ISBN 9780950963068. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Helene van Zuylen even came out into the open and supported her efforts by setting up the Prix Renée Vivien, a prize for promising young poets – of the female sex, of course.
- ^ "Lost Art Internet Database - Jüdische Sammler und Kunsthändler (Opfer nationalsozialistischer Verfolgung und Enteignung) - Zuylen, Helene de". www.lostart.de. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
Zuylen, Helene de. Sammlung: u.a. ein Gobelin. Enteignung: Der Gobelin wurde beschlagnahmt. Restitution: Nach dem Krieg wurde er nicht restituiert. 2004 befand er sich noch in Treuhänderschaft des französischen Staates.
- ^ "Activity of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg in France: C.I.R. No.1 15 August 1945 (a transcribed fully searchable text of the Report)". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b Université Paris X Nanterre, LES FEMMES ET L’AUTOMOBILE A LA BELLE EPOQUE 1898–1922) – A partir de l’hebdomadaire La Vie au Grand Air. Présenté par Céline CAUVIN Sous la direction de Mr Jean-Pierre Blay. PDF in French Page 48. (Chauffeuse émérite, ... Sous le pseudonyme de SNAIL qu'elle a conservé, elle prit part, il y a trois ans et avec succès, à la course Paris-Amsterdam. (Magazine La Vie Au Grand Air 30 June 1901 p.367)
- ^ 1898 Grand Prix and Paris Races Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
- ^ Graces Guide – British Industrial History. 1903 Motorists
- ^ Google Books – Mercedes And Auto Racing In The Belle Epoque, 1895–1915 By Robert Dick. Page 34.
- ^ a b c The Castles of Holland: Famous Netherlands' Sights. by Karen Lac. 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Gregory 1993, p. 128
- ^ Kasteel de Haar – Official website, History Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sietske van der Veen (15 July 2022). "Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland". Hélène Betty Louise Caroline de Rothschild (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
Further reading
- Families of fortune: life in the Gilded Age, Alexis Gregory, (Rizzoli International Publications, 1993), Page 128
- Natalie Clifford Barney, Adventures of the Mind (New York: New York University Press, 1992)
- Colette, The Pure and the Impure (New York: Farrar Straus, 1967)
- Jean-Paul Goujon, Tes Blessures sont plus douces que leurs Caresses: Vie de Renee Vivien (Paris: Cres, 1986)
- André Germain, Renee Vivien (Paris: Regine Desforges, 1986)
- Karla Jay, The Amazon and the Page: Natalie Clifford Barney and Renee Vivien (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988)
- Paul Lorenz, Sapho, 1900: Renee Vivien (Paris: Julliard, 1977)
- The Castles of Holland: Famous Netherland's Sights by Karen Lac. Kasteel de Haar
External links
- Media related to Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt de Haar at Wikimedia Commons