Victor-Thérèse Charpentier
| Victor-Thérèse Charpentier | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 17??-1776 |
| Count of Ennery I image= /Users/tainadenize/Desktop/46.jpg | |
| Born | 24 March 1732 Paris, France |
| Died | December 13, 1776 (aged 44) Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue |
| Spouse | Rose d'Alesso Olive Puybaudet |
| Issue | Pauline François de Paule Charpentier, Duchess of Levis Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier |
| House | House of Charpentier |
| Father | Thomas-Jacques Charpentier |
| Mother | Madeleine-Angelique Rioult de Douilly |
Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d'Ennery (March 24, 1732 – December 13, 1776) was the marquis, and later count, of Ennery and was also a governor general of Saint-Domingue in the mid-to-late 18th century.
Family
Charpentier was born in Paris, France to Thomas-Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery and Madeleine Angélique Rioult de Curzay. Charpentier d'Ennery is the grandson of Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery, the Lord of D'Ennery and Espier. He had a sister, Cécile Pauline Charpentier d'Ennery, who married Gilbert de Chauvigny de Blot, a governor of Chantelle. On January 11, 1768, in Paris, he married Benedicte d'Alesso, a descendant of Philip I of France, and had one child: ~Pauline François de Paule Charpentier (died 1819) married Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, son of Francois de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis. Charpentier also had another child with Olive Puybaudet: ~Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier (1776–1850), who married Louis de Tibi (died 1802) and then married Joseph Castel.
Accomplishments
Charpentier was Count and later the Marquis of d'Ennery and also the governor-general of Saint-Domingue. He was also the Governor of Martinique from 1765 to 1768 and also the governor general of the Windward Islands from 1768 to 1771, four years before his death.
Descendants
1) Pauline d'Ennery Adele-Charlotte, Duchess of Levis Raymond de Nicolay Aymar de Nicolay Gaston Francois, Duke of Levis 2) ??? 3) Aimée CASTEL née D'ENNERY (many descendants, including): Elisabeth Henriette DÉJOIE FRANGEUL née CASTEL Charles FRANGEUL Julia PRÉZEAU née FRANGEUL Yvonne LIAUTAUD née PRÉZEAU Gerard LIAUTAUD Olivier Liautaud Colette SANSARICQ née LIAUTAUD Reginald SANSARICQ Noëlle PEREZ née SANSARICQ George PEREZ Thomas PEREZ Renée SANSARICQ Julian SANSARICQ Evelyne ORESKOVICH née SANSARICQ Jean Paul SANSARICQ Jacqueline MANGONES née LIAUTAUD Jean Gilbert ROOZEN Josette TKACIK née ROOZEN Tomas Tkacik
Noble Titles
Because of his inability to produce a male heir, the title Count d'Ennery was not succeeded and died out after his death.
Death
Victor-Therese Charpentier died on December 31, 1776, in Port-au-Prince, during the Uprisings. His final resting place is in a large, beautiful memorial commissioned by his widow and his sister, the Madame de Blot. The memorial portrays his widow and sister grieving by his grave with child. The memorial can be found in the Louvre Museum.
References
- "Charpentier". World Visit Guid.
- Colonial and Departmental Heads of Martinique
- "Families". Rootsweb.
- "Victor Therese Charpentier D'Ennery". Geneanet.
- "page 12". Ennery.fr.