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"Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion," also known as "Louis Christope Dominick Duminy de Glapion,"<ref name="ref1927491886">{{cite web|url=http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/|title=Marie Laveau &#124; Entries &#124; KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana|publisher=knowla.org|accessdate=19 January 2014}}</ref> (Date of birth unknown - c.1855<ref name="ref1927491886"/>) was the [[plaçage husband]] of the famed [[Louisiana Voodoo]] Queen, [[Marie Laveau]]. He was a white man of noble French descent.<ref name="ref1927491886"/> They began their relationship sometime before 1826,<ref name="ref1927491886"/> after the death of LaVeau's first, legal husband, [[Jacques Pierre]], who disappeared (and was presumed dead) six months after their marriage. de Glapion fathered seven children with LaVeau, but only two of these, Marie Heloïse Euchariste Glapion (born in 1827) and Marie Philomène Glapion (born in 1836) survived into adulthood. The youngest became Laveau's successor, the also-famed Marie LaVeau ll.
"Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion," also known as "Louis Christope Dominick Duminy de Glapion,"<ref>http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/</ref> (Date of birth unknown - c.1855)<ref>http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/</ref>) was the [[placage|pla\'e7age]] husband of the famed [[Louisiana Voodoo]] Queen, [[Marie Laveau]]. He was a white man of noble French descent.<ref>http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/</ref> They began their relationship sometime before 1826<ref>http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/</ref>, after the death of LaVeau's first, legal husband, [[Jacques Pierre]], who disappeared (and was presumed dead) not long after their marriage. de Glapion fathered seven children with LaVeau, but only two of these, Marie Heloïse Euchariste Glapion (born in 1827) and Marie Philomène Glapion (born in 1836) survived into adulthood. The youngest became Laveau's successor, the also-famed Marie LaVeau ll.


==Family==
==Family==
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1881|06|16|1794|09|10}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1881|06|16|1794|09|10}}
|death_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|death_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|spouse(s) = [[Jacques Pierre]] (1819-1824) and [[Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion]] (c.1826-1855)
|religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] with [[Louisiana Voodoo|Voodoo]] roots
|religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] with [[Louisiana Voodoo]] roots
|occupation = Voodoo [[Queen of New Orleans]]
|occupation = Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
|nationality = American
|nationality = American
|known_for = Louisiana Voodoo practitioner
|known_for = Louisiana Voodoo practitioner
}}
}}
The Laveau-Glapion family lived in the original French section of the New Orleans, now known as the Vieux Carré or [[French Quarter]], in a cottage on St. Ann Street between Rampart and Burgundy. It was built around 1798 by Marie’s grandmother, Catherine Henry, but after they moved in the property became legally owned by de Glapion. After his death, the family was heavily in debt, rumored to be so because of de Glapion's ''unwise business speculations.''The St. Ann Street property was seized, but LaVeau, her daughters and her grandchildren were allowed to remain in residence when a kind friend bought the house.<ref name="ref1927491886"/>
The Laveau-Glapion family lived in the original French section of the New Orleans, now known as the Vieux Carr\'e9 or [[French Quarter]], in a cottage on St. Ann Street between Rampart and Burgundy. It was built around 1798 by Marie\'92s grandmother, Catherine Henry, but after they moved in the property became legally owned by de Glapion. After his death, the family was heavily in debt, rumored to be so because of de Glapion's ''unwise business speculations.''The St. Ann Street property was seized, but LaVeau, her daughters and her grandchildren were allowed to remain in residence when a kind friend bought the house.<ref>http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/</ref>\


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Revision as of 19:21, 19 January 2014

"Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion," also known as "Louis Christope Dominick Duminy de Glapion,"[1] (Date of birth unknown - c.1855)[2]) was the pla\'e7age husband of the famed Louisiana Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. He was a white man of noble French descent.[3] They began their relationship sometime before 1826[4], after the death of LaVeau's first, legal husband, Jacques Pierre, who disappeared (and was presumed dead) not long after their marriage. de Glapion fathered seven children with LaVeau, but only two of these, Marie Heloïse Euchariste Glapion (born in 1827) and Marie Philomène Glapion (born in 1836) survived into adulthood. The youngest became Laveau's successor, the also-famed Marie LaVeau ll.

Family

Marie Laveau
Portrait by Frank Schneider, based on a painting by George Catlin (Louisiana State Museum)
Born(1794-09-10)September 10, 1794
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedJune 16, 1881(1881-06-16) (aged 86)
New Orleans, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVoodoo Queen of New Orleans
Known forLouisiana Voodoo practitioner
Spouse(s)Jacques Pierre (1819-1824) and Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion (c.1826-1855)

The Laveau-Glapion family lived in the original French section of the New Orleans, now known as the Vieux Carr\'e9 or French Quarter, in a cottage on St. Ann Street between Rampart and Burgundy. It was built around 1798 by Marie\'92s grandmother, Catherine Henry, but after they moved in the property became legally owned by de Glapion. After his death, the family was heavily in debt, rumored to be so because of de Glapion's unwise business speculations.The St. Ann Street property was seized, but LaVeau, her daughters and her grandchildren were allowed to remain in residence when a kind friend bought the house.[5]\

  1. ^ http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/
  2. ^ http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/
  3. ^ http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/
  4. ^ http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/
  5. ^ http://www.knowla.org/entry/800/
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