Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil

Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil (1775-1847), known as "la perichona", was an aristocratic French lady,[1] who had an active role in the politics of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[2]

Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil d'Abeille
Portrait of Marie Anne Périchon
Personal details
Born4 April 1775
Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Died2 December 1847
La Matanza, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
NationalityFrench
Spouse(s)Thomas O'Gorman

Biography

Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil was born in Île Bourbon, France, the daughter of Armand Etienne Perichon de Vandeuil and Jeanne Magdeleine d'Abeille, belonging to an aristocratic family.[3] His grandfather, Etienne Guillaume Périchon, was Collector of Domains and Forests of the Government of Moulins.[4]

Marie Anne arrived at the port of Buenos Aires with her husband, an Irish merchant Thomas O'Gorman, nephew of Michael O'Gorman.[5]

Marie Anne Périchon had an illicit relationship with Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires.[6] During the British invasions of the River Plate, the house of the Périchon, was protected by a French flag.[7]

Thomas O'Gorman and Marie Anne Périchon, were the paternal grandparents of Camila O'Gorman, who was executed in times of Juan Manuel de Rosas, for having an illicit affair with a Catholic priest.[8] The ancestors of the Périchon family lived for centuries in his "hotel" in the Rue Saint-Denis (Paris).[9]

References
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  2. Santiago de Liniers, conde de Buenos Aires, 1753-1810: con un retrato al agua fuerte, y un plano de Buenos Aires en 1807, Paul Groussac
  3. Máxima Périchon de Vandeuil de Martínez 1856-1918 ..., Comisión de homenaje a la sénora doña Máxima Périchon de Martínez, Buenos Aires, retrieved 7 February 2017
  4. Todo es historia, Issues 99-103, Todo es Historia, 1975, retrieved 7 February 2017
  5. Historia Argentina, Volume 2, José María Rosa, retrieved 7 February 2017
  6. Imperial Skirmishes: War and Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America, Andrew Graham-Yooll, retrieved 7 February 2017
  7. "Madame Perichón" ("La Perichona"): amante del Virrey Liniers: ejemplo de la influencia del amor en la historia, Horacio Salduna
  8. Ocupación y reconquista,1806-1807: a 200 años de las Invasiones inglesas : [incluye diario de viaje del Tte. Cnel. Lancelot Holland], Andrew Graham-Yooll, retrieved 7 February 2017
  9. Todo es historia, Issues 99-103, Todo es Historia, 1975, retrieved 7 February 2017
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