Armand de Gramont, 12th Duke of Gramont
![Portrait by [[Philip de László]], 1904](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Armand_de_Gramont.jpg)
In 1904, he married Élaine Greffulhe, the daughter of Count Greffulhe and his wife, Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (said to be a model for the Duchess of Guermantes in Marcel Proust’s novel, ''À la recherche du temps perdu''). The marriage produced five children.
A rare film clip shows Proust (in bowler hat and grey coat) at Gramont's wedding in 1904. Proust’s wedding gift to Gramont was apparently a revolver in a leather case inscribed with verses from the bride’s childhood poems. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Hafidha Bentayeb, Marine Aitamer, Barbara Petit, Lydie Dubanet, Sabria Elderwish, Laurent Désaubry, Armand de Gramont, Eric Raymond, Agnès Olivrie, Julie Abraham, Marie-Odile Jauberteau, Danielle TroutaudGet full text
Published 2019-11-01
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