Baron de Saint-Joseph (San Giuseppe)

Overview

A Neapolitan baron of the Roman Caccia-Club set, friend of Clément Torlonia and Pietro Antonelli. Marie first sees him on the Corso in Rome: «Torlonia ... marchait avec le baron de Saint-Joseph, un Napolitain assez laid» (056/1876-03-31). In Naples he is introduced to the family by Altamura at the races: «le baron de Saint-Joseph ... qui a été à Rome et qui est du Caccia-Club, de la barcaccia et des amis de Torlonia et de Pietro» (059.0010). In February 1877 Marie calls him «le baron de San Giuseppe, autrement dit Saint-Joseph» (068/1877-02-08). Not further identified.

Kernberger (2013, glossary) has two entries for him: «San Giuseppe, Baron de: Marie is intrigued by him» and «St. Joseph, Baron: friend of Altamura, met in Naples». The Mon Journal t.7 index: «Saint-Joseph (baron de) : 200-201, 280-281, 283, 285-289, 291-293, 303».

Not to be confused with the Arson de Saint-Joseph family of Nice (see Arson).

Relevance to Marie

• Naples races, 20-22 April 1876: «un charmant laid excessivement sympathique et qui vous fait vous sentir comme avec un ami» (059.0129); he brings news of Antonelli («son ami intime Antonelli, qui est si changé», 059.0012; 059.0072).
• His parting bouquet, «le bouquet de Saint-Joseph» (059.0161), becomes a running joke: Marie calls the bouquet itself «mon Saint-Joseph» and waves it all the way back to Rome (059.0163, 059.0178, 059.0182, 059.0190), and swears «mille Saint-Joseph d'un Larderel !» (059.0303).
• Rome, May 1876: dines with Antonelli and Torlonia (060/1876-05-13), walks with Antonelli on the Corso (060/1876-05-18).
• Rome carnival 1877: Marie, masked, teases him at the ball (068/1877-02-08).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1876-03-31 (056)
• Key entries: 1876-04-01 (056); 1876-04-20 to 04-23 (059); 1876-05-10, 05-13, 05-18 (060); 1877-02-08 (068)

Related

• Torlonia, Antonelli, Altamura