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François de Nicolay

Château du Lude, 31 Aug 1919 – Le Lude, 21 Nov 1963

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Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Aug 1919, Château du Ludenot verified1 source
  • TitleMayor of Le Lude, 1947–1963or president, 1952–1958 · senator of the Community, 1959–1961 · Sénateur de la Sarthe, 1959–1963not verified1 source
  • Titlepresident, 1952–1958or Mayor of Le Lude, 1947–1963 · senator of the Community, 1959–1961 · Sénateur de la Sarthe, 1959–1963not verified1 source
  • TitleSénateur de la Sarthe, 1959–1963or Mayor of Le Lude, 1947–1963 · president, 1952–1958 · senator of the Community, 1959–1961not verified1 source
  • Titlesenator of the Community, 1959–1961or Mayor of Le Lude, 1947–1963 · president, 1952–1958 · Sénateur de la Sarthe, 1959–1963not verified1 source
  • Died21 Nov 1963, Le Ludenot verified1 source
  • MotherYvonne Léonie Marie Anne Georgine de Talhouët-Roynot verified1 source
  • FatherAymard Marie Jean de Nicolay, Marquis de Nicolaynot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Aug 1919

    Born in Château du Lude

  2. 1947–1963

    Mayor of Le Lude

  3. 1952–1958

    President

  4. 1 Aug 1955

    A son is born

  5. 1959–1963

    Sénateur de la Sarthe

  6. 1959–1961

    Senator of the Community

  7. 21 Nov 1963

    Dies in Le Lude, aged 44

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Château du Lude.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1910s · François is born in Château du Lude

What people wore

The decline of the worker's blouse

By the early 1900s, the traditional working man's blouse had largely disappeared in Paris, replaced by disparate outfits of jackets, vests, and trousers worn with caps. Workers often saved their best suits for Sundays and holidays, featuring accessories like bowler hats, cravats, and patent leather shoes.

Getting around

Dim train lighting required portable candles

Trains were so dimly lit that passengers wanting to read had to bring their own portable candlesticks.

At the table

Tax-free home distillation privileges

Between 1875 and 1914, French peasants had a legal privilege to distill part of their own wine, cider, or fruit harvest into spirits without paying any taxes or needing declarations.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

Music

Children Singing in Wartime Shelters

During wartime, children in a shelter spontaneously sang together to overcome fear, with over 300 voices joining in songs like Au Clair de la lune. These songs were part of a shared national repertoire learned in families and schools.

Daily life

Memorable daily life details

A household helper, or femme de ménage, could be hired in Paris for six sous per hour, while well-to-do families identified the gender of their babies by using red ribbons for boys and blue for girls on the nurse's cap.

What it cost

Rising Bread Prices 1910–1925

The price of a kilogram of bread in Paris rose from 0.39 francs in 1910 to 1.58 francs by 1925.