Jean de Lareinty-Tholozan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sosthène Guillaume Jean de Baillardel |
| Born | January 19, 1890 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 October 1955 (aged 65) Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Sosthène Guillaume Jean de Baillardel, Baron de Lareinty, Marquis de Tholozan (19 January 1890 – 23 October 1955) was a French sports shooter.[1] He competed in the team clay pigeon event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Early life[edit]
Jean was born in Paris on 19 January 1890. He was a son of Louise de Sabran-Pontevès (1864–1914) and Jules Jean Marie de Baillardel, Baron of Lareinty (1852–1900) of Château de Guermantes, who served as MP for Saint-Nazaire. In 1891, his father was elevated to the title Marquis of Tholozan, which had been held by his father's great-uncle, Ernest René de Baillardel, who died without issue. In 1892, his mother acquired the Château de Blain.[3] Among his siblings were Jules Louis Clément Valentin de Lareinty Tholozan, Honoré Pierre Jules Louis Guillame de Lareinty Tholozan, Alyette Louise Marie de Lareinty Tholozan, and Foulques Louis Marc Ernst de Lareinty Tholozan, married Princess Zénaïde Pavlona Demidov and was adopted by his father-in-law.[4] After his father's death in 1900, his mother married Joseph Marchesse, marquis d'Horschel de Vallefond in 1904 before her death in 1914 at the Château du Lac on Lake Genval.
His maternal grandparents were Marie Julie d'Albert de Luynes (only daughter of Honoré-Louis d'Albert de Luynes, Duke of Chevreuse), and Elzéar Charles Antoine de Sabran-Pontevès, 3rd Duke of Sabran.[3]
Career[edit]
At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he competed in the team clay pigeon event.[2]
Personal life[edit]
The Marquis de Tholozan died on 23 October 1955 in Hyères in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jean de Lareinty-Tholozan". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Jean Lareinty-Tholozan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Raineval, Melville Henry Massue marquis de Ruvigny et (1994). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: Being a Complete Table of All the Descendants Now Living of Edward III, King of England. The Mortimer-Percy volume : containing the descendants of Lady Elizabeth Percy, née Mortimer. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-8063-1435-8. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "The French Fighter Pilot de Lareinty-Tholozan-Kotchoubey: Heir to the Ukrainian Throne". kotchoubey.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Opinion | 100, 75, 50 Years Ago". The New York Times. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
