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Jean, duc Decazes
Medal record
Sailing
Representing   France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 10 to 20 ton

Jean Élie Octave Louis Sévère Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 3rd Duc Decazes and 3rd Duke of Glücksbierg (April 30, 1864 – August 31, 1912), was a French aristocrat and sportsman. [1]

Biography

Decazes was born in Paris. On April 28, 1888, still in Paris, he married Isabelle-Blanche Singer (1869–1896), who was the daughter of American sewing-machine millionaire Isaac Singer. They had three children:

After the suicide of his wife in 1896 their children were raised in large part by their aunt Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Polignac.

A member of the Yacht Club de France, Jean Decazes won a silver medal sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the 10 to 20 ton class. The following year he captured the 1901 Coupe de France again using his sailboat Quand-Même II.

He died in Chantilly in 1912 aged 48.

References

  1. ^ "Jean, duc Decazes". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Decazes
1886–1912
Succeeded by
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean, duc Decazes
Medal record
Sailing
Representing   France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 10 to 20 ton

Jean Élie Octave Louis Sévère Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 3rd Duc Decazes and 3rd Duke of Glücksbierg (April 30, 1864 – August 31, 1912), was a French aristocrat and sportsman. [1]

Biography

Decazes was born in Paris. On April 28, 1888, still in Paris, he married Isabelle-Blanche Singer (1869–1896), who was the daughter of American sewing-machine millionaire Isaac Singer. They had three children:

After the suicide of his wife in 1896 their children were raised in large part by their aunt Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Polignac.

A member of the Yacht Club de France, Jean Decazes won a silver medal sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the 10 to 20 ton class. The following year he captured the 1901 Coupe de France again using his sailboat Quand-Même II.

He died in Chantilly in 1912 aged 48.

References

  1. ^ "Jean, duc Decazes". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

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Preceded by Duke of Decazes
1886–1912
Succeeded by

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