Napoléon Joseph Ney
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Napoléon Joseph Ney (8 May 1803 – 25 July 1857) was a French politician, 2nd Prince de la Moskowa.
Early life
Ney was born in Paris on 8 May 1803. Named for his godfather,
His maternal grandparents were Pierre César Auguié and Adélaïde Henriette Genet (sister of
Career
In November 1831 he was created a
Personal life

In 1828, he married Albine Étiennette Marguerite Laffitte (1805–1881), the daughter of the banker and politician Jacques Laffitte.[7] Together, they were the parents of:
- Albine Marie Napoléone Aglaé Ney (1832-1890), who married Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, Duke of Persigny in 1852. After his death in 1872, she married Hyacinthe Hilaire Adrien Le Moyne in 1873. After his death in 1879, she married Charles de Villelume-Sombreuil in 1889.[8]
- Michel Napoléon Ney de la Moskowa (1837–1852), who died young.
Ney also had an illegitimate child, Jules Napoléon Ney (1849–1900) with Julie de Mesvres. His son Jules, married Theresa-Olympe Pinto de Araujo, a daughter of the Brazilian expatriate Marcos Pinto de Araujo.[9]
He died in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 25 July 1857.[10] As his only legitimate son predeceased him, the title of Prince de la Moskowa passed to his youngest brother, Edgar.[9]
References
- Notes
- Duc d'Elchingen (1804–1854), married Marie-Joséphine Souham, a daughter of Joseph Souham, before he died 14 July 1854 at Gallipoli during the Crimean War.
- Sources
- ISBN 978-1-78340-213-7. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Chandler, David (1999). Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions. p. 360.
- ISBN 978-1-55595-101-6. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Riotor, Léon (1934). Amours et tragédie de Michel Ney, maréchal de France (in French). Fasquelle éditeurs. p. 7.
- ^ Chandler 1999, p. 360
- ^ Ney, Napoléon-Joseph (1855). Souvenirs et récits (in French). M. Lévy. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Arrêt Prince Napoléon (in French)
- ISBN 978-2-11-005147-9. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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- ^ Blog of the Ney family (in French)
External links
Media related to Napoléon Joseph Ney at Wikimedia Commons