Also Known as: Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane; Paul Ernest Boniface, Comte de Castellane; Count Boniface de Castellane; Le Comte Boni de Castellane
Married Anna Gould (1875-1961) on March 14, 1895 in Manhattan, New York. They divorced in 1906, after Boniface had spent about $10 million of her family's money. Boniface then sought an annulment from the Vatican in 1924. They had the following children:
- Marie Louise de Castellane (1896-?)
- Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (1896-1946) who married Yvonne Patenôtre (daughter of Jules Patenôtre and wife Eleanor Elverson, sister of James Elverson, Jr. (– 1929) and daughter of publisher James Elverson (1838 – 1911) by wife Sallie Duvall, the three of them owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer), the parents of Elisabeth de Castellane (Paris, July 9, 1928 – Paris, November 13, 1991), wife (married in Paris, December 7, 1948) of Jean Bertrand Jacques Adrien Nompar Comte de Caumont La Force (Paris, February 4, 1920 – Fontaine Française, June 8, 1986), and had issue
- Georges Paul Ernest de Castellane (1897 or 1899-1944) who married Florinda Fernández y Anchorena (1901-?), the parents of Diane Rose Anne Marie de Castellane (born in Paris, February 19, 1927), first wife (married in Paris (civ) April 14, 1948 (rel) April 20, 1948 and divorced March 13, 1974) of Philippe François Armand Marie Duc de Mouchy Prince-Duc de Poix (born in Paris, April 17, 1922), and had issue.
- Georges Gustave de Castellane (circa 1898-1946)
- Jay (Jason) de Castellane (1902-?)
Boni de Castellane. (2008, October 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:31, October 4, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boni_de_Castellane&oldid=242976405
NEW YORK, July 10
Count Boniface de Castellane, who married Anna Gould, has been blackballed by the Jockey Club of Paris. One black ball
Is sufficient to exclude, but no less than 298 were counted in the vote on the count's application for membership. His younger
brother, who was put up for membership at the same time, was elected.
[News Of the Week Current Events (News Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper: Indiana State Journal. submitted by Barbara]
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