Early life Henri Marie Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon was born on 8 August 1852 in
Aix-en-Provence. His father was Jules de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1809–1895) and his mother, Henriette de Fresse de Monval. He also served as editor-in-charge of
Occitania and wrote articles in
Souleiado. Additionally, he wrote about
Théodore Aubanel (1829–1886),
Romée de Villeneuve (1170–1250) and the
Château de Vaugrenier in
Villeneuve-Loubet.
Personal life He married Princess
Jeanne Bonaparte (1861–1910), daughter of Prince
Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte (1815–1881) and
Éléonore-Justine Ruflin, and a great-niece of
Napoleon (1769–1821). They had six children: • Jules Pierre Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1886–1957). He married Cécile Ernestine Marie de Courtois (1896–1981). • Henriette Marie Jeanne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1887–1942). She married Lucien Leret d'Aubigny (1876–1945). • Romée Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1889–1944). • Lucien Louis Napoléon de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1890–1939). He married Iskouhi-Gladys Matossian (1894–1951). • Marie Roselyne de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1893–1973). She married Bruno de Maigret (1888–1966). • Rolande Anne Mathilde de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1896–1972). She married Antoine de Lyée de Belleau (1898–1978). He died on 3 April 1931 in Paris. ==Bibliography==