Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was a French aristocrat and politician.Early life
Henri Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born in 1848.Career
Breteuil served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing Hautes-Pyrénées. He was a key negotiator in the Triple Entente.Breteuil resided at the Château de Breteuil. He often invited his friend Marcel Proust, who based the character of Hannibal de Bréauté in In Search of Lost Time on him. Breteuil commissioned architect Ernest Sanson to design his Hôtel de Breteuil in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, completed in 1892.Death
Breteuil died in 1916.
