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For the French politician, see Aldebert de Chambrun (1821-1899).

Aldebert de Chambrun
Aldebert de Chambrun loc
Aldebert de Chambrun in 1937
Born Jacques-Aldebert Pineton de Chambrun
(1872-07-23)July 23, 1872
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died April 22, 1962(1962-04-22) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Alma mater École Militaire
Occupation General
Spouse(s) Clara Longworth de Chambrun
Children René de Chambrun
Parents Charles-Adolphe de Chambrun
Marie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle
Relatives Francisque de Corcelle (maternal grandfather)
Pierre de Chambrun (brother)
Charles de Chambrun (brother)
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (brother-in-law)
Nicholas Longworth II (father-in-law)
Nicholas Longworth (brother-in-law)

Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962) was a French general.

Early life[]

Aldebert de Chambrun was born on July 23, 1872 in Washington, D.C..[1] He graduated from the École Militaire in 1904.[1]

Career[]

De Chambrun was as an artillery general in the French Army.[1] He served in the Rif War in Morocco under Hubert Lyautey from the 1920s.[1] He served in Bordeaux from 1932 to 1934.[1]

De Chambrun was appointed as the governor-general of the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1941.[2]

Personal life and death[]

De Chambrun married Clara Longworth de Chambrun.[2] They had a son, René de Chambrun, who married Josée Laval, the daughter of Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval.[2] De Chambrun died on April 22, 1962 in Paris, France.[1]

Works[]

  • de Chambrun, Aldebert; de Marenches, Charles-Constant-Marie (1919). L'Armée américaine dans le conflit européen. Paris: Payot. OCLC 458081272. 
  • de Chambrun, Aldebert (1930). Brazza. Paris: Plon. OCLC 3430855. 

References[]

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