François de Cossé, 11th Duke of Brissac

François de Cossé Brissac
Born	Anne Marie Timoléon François de Cossé-Brissac 12 February 1868 Paris, France
Died	1944
Education	École militaire de Saint-Cyr
Occupation	Author
Title	Duke of Brissac
Spouse	Mathilde Renée de Crussol d'Uzès
Children	Pierre de Cossé Brissac
Parent(s)	Roland de Cossé Brissac Jeanne Marie Say
Relatives	Louis Say (maternal grandfather) Jean-Baptiste Say (maternal granduncle) Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart (mother-in-law)

Château de Brissac

Anne Marie Timoléon François de Cossé Brissac, 11th Duke of Brissac (1868–1944), was a French aristocrat and author. He held the French noble title of Duke of Brissac from 1883 to 1944.

Early life and career

He was born on 12 February 1868 in Paris, France. His maternal grandfather, Louis Say, was the founder of the Say sugar empire (now known as Béghin-Say, a subsidiary of Tereos). His maternal granduncle, Jean-Baptiste Say, was a classical liberal economist.

He graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, a military academy in Britanny, France. He wrote a historical book about the Austrian court, titled Un Carrousel à la cour d'Autriche. In 1894, he wrote a second book, based on his memories about the army.

Marriage and later life

He married Mathilde Renée de Crussol d'Uzès (1875-1908), the daughter of the 12th Duke of Uzès and Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart, on 4 November 1894. They resided at the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France.

He died in 1944. He was succeeded as Duke of Brissac by his son, Pierre de Cossé Brissac.

Bibliography

• Un Carrousel à la cour d'Autriche. (Nancy: imprimerie de Berger-Levrault).
• Leçons de chic. Souvenirs et traditions militaires, par une sabretache (1894, Paris: imprimerie de Berger-Levrault).