History
u g u s t e a r e d e M a u p a s
The most remarkable character of the de Maupas family, both in terms of his military career and the gifts he received from the royal family, is undoubtedly Auguste Marie de Maupas, son of Jérôme, the collector.
Count Auguste Marie de Maupas, after earning his officer's certificate at the Ecole Militaire de Fontainebleau in 1806, distinguished himself in the victorious Napoleonic campaigns in Germany, Poland and Spain in a hussar regiment. His brilliant record of service earned him the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor received in Leipzig from the hands of Emperor Napoleon Ist.
With the abdication of the Emperor and the advent of the Restoration, the old royalist family tradition took over and Auguste Marie de Maupas placed himself in the service of the Duke of Angoulême, son of the future King Charles X.
Auguste Marie was appointed aide-de-camp to the Marquis de Rivière, designated as ambassador to Constantinople. In 1827, the diplomat was appointed governor of the Duke of Bordeaux and Count of Chambord, the heir to the throne. Maupas assisted him in the delicate mission of educating the young prince, then aged seven. Between the royal child and the seasoned officer a friendship was formed which would never fade. The child's trust and affection towards his tutor are reflected in naive and touching words, often embellished with colored drawings, dedicated to "My dear Maupas".
The master's devotion to his student was rewarded by multiple gifts, specific to the royal family, that the child's mother, the Duchess of Berry, offered to Auguste Marie de Maupas. The young widow stayed a few days at the Château de Maupas, during her attempt to rally the Vendée to the royal cause in 1832. The multitude of relics offered can be appreciated in the salons of the Château de Maupas.
History
u g u t i d M a u a s
The most remarkable character of the de Maupas family, both in terms of his military career and the gifts he received from the royal family, is undoubtedly Auguste Marie de Maupas, son of Jérôme, the collector.
Count Auguste Marie de Maupas, after earning his officer's certificate at the Ecole Militaire de Fontainebleau in 1806, distinguished himself in the victorious Napoleonic campaigns in Germany, Poland and Spain in a hussar regiment. His brilliant record of service earned him the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor received in Leipzig from the hands of Emperor Napoleon Ist.
With the abdication of the Emperor and the advent of the Restoration, the old royalist family tradition took over and Auguste Marie de Maupas placed himself in the service of the Duke of Angoulême, son of the future King Charles X.
Auguste Marie was appointed aide-de-camp to the Marquis de Rivière, designated as ambassador to Constantinople. In 1827, the diplomat was appointed governor of the Duke of Bordeaux and Count of Chambord, the heir to the throne. Maupas assisted him in the delicate mission of educating the young prince, then aged seven. Between the royal child and the seasoned officer a friendship was formed which would never fade. The child's trust and affection towards his tutor are reflected in naive and touching words, often embellished with colored drawings, dedicated to "My dear Maupas".
The master's devotion to his student was rewarded by multiple gifts, specific to the royal family, that the child's mother, the Duchess of Berry, offered to Auguste Marie de Maupas. The young widow stayed a few days at the Château de Maupas, during her attempt to rally the Vendée to the royal cause in 1832. The multitude of relics offered can be appreciated in the salons of the Château de Maupas.
