Princess Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, French-born author of a work on Madame Tallien and an autobiography, died at Chimay, 2 August, 2023. She was 97.
She was born at Bordeaux, 20 March, 1926, the daughter of Octave Manset (1889-1939) and Marie-Charlotte Guestier (1891-1939); and married 18 December, 1947, Élie de Riquet, 21st Prince of Chimay and Prince of Caraman (1924-1980), descendant of Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron de Bonrepos, builder of the Canal du Midi (1604-1680). The couple had three children: Philippe, 22nd Prince of Chimay in the the Holy Roman Empire (born 12 Oct,1948), Marie-Gilone (b 2 Sept, 1950) and Alexandra (born 13 June, 1952).
She was Lady of honor and familiar to Queen Fabiola of Belgium.
Élisabeth de Chimay was involved in the maintenance of the real estate heritage of the Riquet de Caraman family and the preservation of the archives of the Château de Chimay as well as in the organization at the Château de Chimay of an internationally renowned baroque music festival (1957 to 1980).
She was the author of two books: one, on Madame Tallien, who was Princess of Chimay, entitled La Princesse des Chimères (Plon, 1993) and the other, an autobiography, entitled La Fin d'un siècle, souvenirs (Perrin, 2000).
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