Bibesco, Anna, Comtesse de Noailles |
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BORN 15 Nov 1876, Paris: 22 boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg - DIED 30 Mar 1933, Paris BIRTH NAME Brancovan, Anne Elisabeth de GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 28, chemin du Dragon, ligne 01 (body without the heart)) |
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Anna de Noailles was the daughter of Grégoire Brancovan, a member of the old Romanion Bibesco-Brancovan family. Her mother was the pianist Raluka Musurus (1847-1923). Anna married Comte Mathieu de Noeilles (1873-1942) in 1897. She wrote three romantic novels. poetry and an autobiography. In Paris she was known for the monologues that she delivered at her literary salon at the Avenue Hoche. Her salon was visited by Paul Claudel, Colette, Paul Valéry, Jean Cocteau, Alphonse Daudet, Max Jacob and many others. She often received visitors whilst lying in bed. Her portrait was painted by several painters, among them Kees van Dongen. She was the first woman to receive the légion d'honneur. The Académie Française named a prize after her. She died in Paris in 1933. Her body was buried in Père Lachaise and her heart was buried in the cemetery of Amphion-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. Family • Mother: Musurus, Raluka, princess Bibesco Related persons • visited Aurel • was painted by Brooks, Romaine • was a friend of Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle • was visited by Daudet, Alphonse • was a friend of Pozzi, Catherine |
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 The mausoleum of Anna de Bibesco, Comtesse de Noailles at Père Lachaise, Paris. Picture by Androom (19 Nov 2006) |
 Plaque for Anna de Noailles at the house at 22 boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg in Paris where she was born. Picture by Androom (04 Nov 2022) |
Sources • Culbertson, Judi & Tom Randall, Permanent Parisians, Robson Books, London, 1991 • Phelps, Robert, Belles Saisons, A Colette Scrapbook, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1975 • Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 • Anna de Noailles - Wikipedia (EN) • Cimetière du Père Lachaise - APPL - NOAILLES Anna, comtesse de, née princesse BIBESCO BASSARABA de BRANCOVAN (1876-1933) |
