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MAY EPHRUSSI, PRINCESS DE FAUCIGNY-LUCINGE
Marie Juliette Elizabeth Amélie Ephrussi (1880-1964), known as May, was the daughter of Michel Ephrussi (1845-1914) and lived with her parents at Hôtel Ephrussi, 81 rue de Monceau. Michel, together with his brother Maurice founded the Paris branch of the family bank Ephrussi & Co. The extensive family, in particular May's cousin, Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), was highly regarded for their patronage and connoisseurship of the arts.
In 1901 May Ephrussi married Prince Ferdinand de Faucigny-Lucinge (1868-1928). In 1937 they moved to Hôtel de Breteuil, 12 avenue Foch, which they later sold to the Irish State; the building remains as the Irish Embassy today. May shared her father's passion for horseracing and was the first female owner of a thoroughbred stables in France in 1933.
MAY EPHRUSSI, PRINCESS DE FAUCIGNY-LUCINGE
Marie Juliette Elizabeth Amélie Ephrussi (1880-1964), known as May, was the daughter of Michel Ephrussi (1845-1914) and lived with her parents at Hôtel Ephrussi, 81 rue de Monceau. Michel, together with his brother Maurice founded the Paris branch of the family bank Ephrussi & Co. The extensive family, in particular May's cousin, Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), was highly regarded for their patronage and connoisseurship of the arts.
In 1901 May Ephrussi married Prince Ferdinand de Faucigny-Lucinge (1868-1928). In 1937 they moved to Hôtel de Breteuil, 12 avenue Foch, which they later sold to the Irish State; the building remains as the Irish Embassy today. May shared her father's passion for horseracing and was the first female owner of a thoroughbred stables in France in 1933.