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| − | '''Madame | + | '''Madame Villevaleix''' was [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax]]' mistress, "a rich widow with several children." (Parkinson, p. 106). The two later married. |
| − | One of her sons, Louis Seguy | + | One of her sons, Louis Mesmin Seguy Villevaleix, (stepson of [[Sonthonax]]) was one of the the Haitian officials who secured the ratification of the independence treaty with France in [[1838]]. |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{This Gilded African}} | * {{This Gilded African}} | ||
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| + | * [http://www.haiti-reference.org www.haiti-reference.org]: [http://www.haiti-reference.org/histoire/documents/traite_1838a.html Traîté de commerce entre la France et Haiti] - 1838 Treaty between France and Haïti. (French text) | ||
[[Category:Who's Who|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | [[Category:Who's Who|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | ||
[[Category:Mulattoes|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | [[Category:Mulattoes|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | ||
[[Category:Women|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | [[Category:Women|Vilevaleix, Madame]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 5 July 2006
Madame Villevaleix was Léger Félicité Sonthonax' mistress, "a rich widow with several children." (Parkinson, p. 106). The two later married.
One of her sons, Louis Mesmin Seguy Villevaleix, (stepson of Sonthonax) was one of the the Haitian officials who secured the ratification of the independence treaty with France in 1838.
Reference
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
External link
- www.haiti-reference.org: Traîté de commerce entre la France et Haiti - 1838 Treaty between France and Haïti. (French text)
