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Draft:Ralouka Musurus

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group of cyclists including princess de Brancovan.

Ralouka or Rakoul Musurus (b.1848-d.1923) was the daughter of Kostaki Musurus Pasha. She was born in Constantinople in 1848. In 1861 her family appears in a census at the Turkish Ambassy in Bryanstone Square. Ralouka was a pianist and studied with Camille Dubois, the last student of Chopin.:[1]

Marriage and Children[edit]

painting of Anna de Noailles, daughter of Ralouka
From left to right, standing: Prince Edmond de Polignac, Princess of Brancovan, Marcel Proust, Prince Constantin Brancoveanu (brother of Anna de Noailles), and Léon Delafosse. 2nd row: Madame de Montgenard, Princesse de Polignac, Countess Anna de Noailles, 1st row: Princess Helen Caraman-Chimay (sister of Anna de Noailles), Abel Hermant.

In 1873 she marries prince Grégoire Bibesco-Bassaraba and has 3 children[2]

Constantine Bibesco-Bassaraba (1875-1967)

Anna de Noilles (1876-1933)

Hélène de Caraman-Chimay (1878-1929)

Death[edit]

Ralouka died in Paris on 26 September 1923.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Paul Frecker - Fine Photographs". www.paulfrecker.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  2. ^ Carter, William C. Marcel Proust: A Life, with a New Preface by the Author. p. 268.