Mlle Blanc (Marie-Félix Blanc)
Also known as: Mlle Blanc, Blanc
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Marie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882), daughter of François Blanc (1806–1877), who ran the casino of Monte Carlo; she married Prince Roland Bonaparte on 17 November 1880 and died in 1882, a month after the birth of their daughter (footnotes at 090.0234 and 097.0349; en.wikipedia «Roland Bonaparte»).
References in Diary
- 090.0234 (17 November 1880): «Aujourd'hui Roland Bonaparte, fils du Prince Pierre, assassin de Victor Noir, épouse Mlle Marie Blanc, fille de l'Entrepreneur de la roulette de Monaco.»
- 090.0239 (same day): Cassagnac «salue Mlle Blanc du nom de "vaillante femme"» and attends the wedding.
- 097.0349 (3 January 1883): Roland «marié et veuf de Mlle Blanc, de Monaco» gave his sister the million that married her to the marquis de Villeneuve.
- Probably also 080.0141 (14 May 1878): the prince de Bourbon swears to Marie's aunt «qu'il n'avait pas demandé Mlle Blanc en mariage» — a Monte Carlo heiress fits the gossip, but the diary does not say which Mlle Blanc (0.7).
Not Marie's friend Antoine Blanc (BLANC).
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