Henry Greffulhe

Count Henry Greffulhe (25 December 1848 – 31 March 1932) was a French heir, socialite and politician.[1] He was the son of Louis-Charles Greffuhle and his wife, Félicité-Pauline-Marie de la Rochefoucauld d'Estissac.

Henry Greffulhe
Photograph taken by Nadar in 1881
Born
Henry Jules Charles Emmanuel Greffulhe

25 December 1848
Died31 March 1932 (1932-04-01) (aged 83)
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (m.1881)
ChildrenÉlaine Greffulhe
Parent(s)Louis-Charles Greffuhle
Félicité-Pauline-Marie de la Rochefoucauld d'Estissac

He was a personal friend of author Marcel Proust.[2] He was one of the main inspirations for the character of the duc de Guermantes in Proust’s novel, À la recherche du temps perdu.[3]

References
  1. "Henry Greffulhe (1848-1932)". Archives Departementales de Seine-et-Marne. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. "GREFFULHE PAPIERS DE LA FAMILLE" (PDF). Archives Nationales du Monde du Travail. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. Laure Hillerin, La comtesse Greffulhe, l'Ombre des Guermantes, Paris, Flammarion, 2014 ( Part V, La chambre noire des Guermantes, p. 345-455.
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