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	'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.		'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.

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	'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.		'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.

	In 1926 his book ''La Victoire'' (English-language edition: ''The Limitations of Victory''), which followed in ~~tbe~~ footsteps of Count [[Max Montgelas]]'s famous book ''The Case for ~~tbe~~ Central Powers'', was published causing a considerable upset. In this he carefully analysed who was responsible for [[The Great War]] in considerable detail and ultimately absolves Germany (though not without degrees of criticism). During ~~tbe~~ 1930s and 1940s he was a determined advocate of Franco-German collaboration; as early as 1927 he wrote a book praising ~~tbe~~ [[Treaty of Locarno]], and gave his "rapturous approval" to ~~tbe~~ [[Munich Agreement]] in 1938.<ref>Werth, Alexander, ''France 1940-1955'', London, 1957, p.8-14.</ref>		In 1926 his book ''La Victoire'' (English-language edition: ''The Limitations of Victory''), which followed in the footsteps of Count [[Max Montgelas]]'s famous book ''The Case for the Central Powers'', was published causing a considerable upset. In this he carefully analysed who was responsible for [[The Great War]] in considerable detail and ultimately absolves Germany (though not without degrees of criticism). During the 1930s and 1940s he was a determined advocate of Franco-German collaboration; as early as 1927 he wrote a book praising the [[Treaty of Locarno]], and gave his "rapturous approval" to the [[Munich Agreement]] in 1938.<ref>Werth, Alexander, ''France 1940-1955'', London, 1957, p.8-14.</ref>

	In 1940-1 he was a well-known collaborationist and he publicly accused ~~tbe~~ anti-[[Pierre Laval\|Laval]] fraternity of consciously sabotaging ~~tbe~~ rapid and highly profitable integration of France into ~~tbe~~ New Europe. In his ''Diary'' published in Paris in January 1941 it ends triumphantly with a description of France in 1940, frantic with delight at ~~tbe~~ German victory which, he argued, was something for France's ultimate good. A large part of ~~tbe~~ book is concerned with ridiculing and denouncing those who rushed France into a war against Germany. What kind of country was it, he said, with a constantly falling birth-rate, with minds which were all fuddled with drink, with an army where, during ~~tbe~~ "phoney war" in Lorraine, soldiers were mutilating themselves and committing suicide - what kind of country was it to stand up to Hitler's Germany? "This military France of 1939 was like a nation of ghosts.....and if [[Édouard Daladier\|Daladier]] was its 'leader' during those months, he seemed to embody ~~tbe~~ country's feeling or resignation and despair....In newsreels he always looked like ~~tbe~~ chief mourner of his own country's funeral."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>		In 1940-1 he was a well-known collaborationist and he publicly accused the anti-[[Pierre Laval\|Laval]] fraternity of consciously sabotaging the rapid and highly profitable integration of France into the New Europe. In his ''Diary'' published in Paris in January 1941 it ends triumphantly with a description of France in 1940, frantic with delight at the German victory which, he argued, was something for France's ultimate good. A large part of the book is concerned with ridiculing and denouncing those who rushed France into a war against Germany. What kind of country was it, he said, with a constantly falling birth-rate, with minds which were all fuddled with drink, with an army where, during the "phoney war" in Lorraine, soldiers were mutilating themselves and committing suicide - what kind of country was it to stand up to Hitler's Germany? "This military France of 1939 was like a nation of ghosts.....and if [[Édouard Daladier\|Daladier]] was its 'leader' during those months, he seemed to embody the country's feeling or resignation and despair....In newsreels he always looked like the chief mourner of his own country's funeral."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>

	He rightly attacked ~~tbe~~ [[Britain\|British]] Royal Navy's murderous attack on units of ~~tbe~~ neutral French navy anchored at Mers-el-Kebir:		He rightly attacked the [[Britain\|British]] Royal Navy's murderous attack on units of the neutral French navy anchored at Mers-el-Kebir:
	: ''Now ~~tbe~~ quarrel between France and England is final and complete. In one day England killed more French sailors than Germany did during ~~tbe~~ whole war. It aroused in ~~tbe~~ hearts of ~~tbe~~ French old hatreds and grievances - Joan de Arc, Fashoda.....Less than three weeks after ~~tbe~~ Armistice a thirty years alliance was destroyed. The physical solidarity of ~~tbe~~ European continent had proved stronger. Inexorably, Europe is rapidly coming into being.''<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9, citations.</ref>		: ''Now the quarrel between France and England is final and complete. In one day England killed more French sailors than Germany did during the whole war. It aroused in the hearts of the French old hatreds and grievances - Joan de Arc, Fashoda.....Less than three weeks after the Armistice a thirty years alliance was destroyed. The physical solidarity of the European continent had proved stronger. Inexorably, Europe is rapidly coming into being.''<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9, citations.</ref>

	He was no less outraged by [[de Gaulle]] (about whom he would publish post-war a highly critical book):		He was no less outraged by [[de Gaulle]] (about whom he would publish post-war a highly critical book):
	: "De Gaulle, [[Paul Reynard\|Reynard]]'s Under-Secretary, is telling us through ~~tbe~~ Daventry (England) microphone that he was ~~tbe~~ "leader of all ~~tbe~~ Free French" and inviting his countrymen to join in a new 'International Brigade', now in England's service, ~~tbe~~ wreckage of all ~~tbe~~ defeated armies of recent years."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>		: "De Gaulle, [[Paul Reynard\|Reynard]]'s Under-Secretary, is telling us through the Daventry (England) microphone that he was the "leader of all the Free French" and inviting his countrymen to join in a new 'International Brigade', now in England's service, the wreckage of all the defeated armies of recent years."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>

	Analysing ~~tbe~~ mood of 1940, Fabre-Luce wrote:		Analysing the mood of 1940, Fabre-Luce wrote:
	: "There are some who say of [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] 'Here is our Hindenburg. But where is our Hitler?' True, France has made a revolution without revolutionaries. Universal suffrage has been scrapped. The secret societies have been dissolved. Men in responsible positions may now be punished or dismissed. Strikes are prohibited. Education has become French. Laws have a new opening sentence ''Nous, Maréchal de France, chef de l'Etat Francais''.....But what we still lack is a new ''élite''. In Germany ~~tbe~~ struggle for power brought ~~tbe~~ new ''élite'' to ~~tbe~~ surface. Our institutions, on ~~tbe~~ other hand, were totally reformed overnight by a parliamentary vote of 569 men, stunned by their country's defeat.........Now is ~~tbe~~ time to organise France and put new life and substance into her. They talk of ''national revolution''....But is it not, above all, a ''world revolution'' that is on ~~tbe~~ march? A world revolution of which France forms an important part. It is not for her to give orders any more, but to collaborate, to inspire herself [by ~~tbe~~ example of Germany] and, above all, to ''be''. Here, on ~~tbe~~ threshold of ~~tbe~~ new world, one is filled with a feeling of reverent awe."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9-10, citations.</ref>		: "There are some who say of [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] 'Here is our Hindenburg. But where is our Hitler?' True, France has made a revolution without revolutionaries. Universal suffrage has been scrapped. The secret societies have been dissolved. Men in responsible positions may now be punished or dismissed. Strikes are prohibited. Education has become French. Laws have a new opening sentence ''Nous, Maréchal de France, chef de l'Etat Francais''.....But what we still lack is a new ''élite''. In Germany the struggle for power brought the new ''élite'' to the surface. Our institutions, on the other hand, were totally reformed overnight by a parliamentary vote of 569 men, stunned by their country's defeat.........Now is the time to organise France and put new life and substance into her. They talk of ''national revolution''....But is it not, above all, a ''world revolution'' that is on the march? A world revolution of which France forms an important part. It is not for her to give orders any more, but to collaborate, to inspire herself [by the example of Germany] and, above all, to ''be''. Here, on the threshold of the new world, one is filled with a feeling of reverent awe."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9-10, citations.</ref>

	When ~~tbe~~ war started in [[Soviet Union\|Russia]], Fabre-Luce cheered saying [[Communism]] would "soon become territorially non-existent......the frontiers of European civilisation are daily moving East...". He also attacked recent terrorism in France: "Terrorists everywhere, Laval and [[Marcel Déat\|Déat]] were wounded by a bomb at Versailles....German officers have been wounded in ~~tbe~~ streets of Paris.....hostages are being executed, Communists and others found in possession of firearms....its an infernal vicious circle....It creates ill-feeling that did not exist last year [for which he blamed ~~tbe~~ BBC],....and now ~~tbe~~ Communists are trying to create ''inside France'' that Second Front [the so-called resistance] ~~tbe~~ Soviets are clamouring for.......These gangsters do not represent France!"<ref>Werth, 1957, p.14 citations</ref>		When the war started in [[Soviet Union\|Russia]], Fabre-Luce cheered saying [[Communism]] would "soon become territorially non-existent......the frontiers of European civilisation are daily moving East...". He also attacked recent terrorism in France: "Terrorists everywhere, Laval and [[Marcel Déat\|Déat]] were wounded by a bomb at Versailles....German officers have been wounded in the streets of Paris.....hostages are being executed, Communists and others found in possession of firearms....its an infernal vicious circle....It creates ill-feeling that did not exist last year [for which he blamed the BBC],....and now the Communists are trying to create ''inside France'' that Second Front [the so-called resistance] the Soviets are clamouring for.......These gangsters do not represent France!"<ref>Werth, 1957, p.14 citations</ref>

	Somehow, ~~tbe~~ reasons for which are unclear, Fabre-Luce did not suffer ~~tbe~~ same fate as many, if not most, of ~~tbe~~ 1940-44 collaborationists and does not seem to have been caught up ~~tbe~~ post-war "French Purge"<ref>Summary executions of those accused of collaboration carried out in France amounted to about 10,000; while 1,325 death sentences were passed after ~~tbe~~ "Liberation" by ''ad hoc'' tribunals. These figures were cited by M.Bidault and appear in ~~tbe~~ editions of ''Débats, Assemblée Nationale'', 28 October, 1952.</ref>. However, Fabre-Luce's ''Journal de l'Europe 1946-7''<ref>Published in Paris, 1947</ref> has a chapter on "the hell of Poissy" - ~~tbe~~ prison near Paris where callborationists underwent much suffering.<ref>Werth, 1957, p.284-5.</ref>		Somehow, the reasons for which are unclear, Fabre-Luce did not suffer the same fate as many, if not most, of the 1940-44 collaborationists and does not seem to have been caught up the post-war "French Purge"<ref>Summary executions of those accused of collaboration carried out in France amounted to about 10,000; while 1,325 death sentences were passed after the "Liberation" by ''ad hoc'' tribunals. These figures were cited by M.Bidault and appear in the editions of ''Débats, Assemblée Nationale'', 28 October, 1952.</ref>. However, Fabre-Luce's ''Journal de l'Europe 1946-7''<ref>Published in Paris, 1947</ref> has a chapter on "the hell of Poissy" - the prison near Paris where callborationists underwent much suffering.<ref>Werth, 1957, p.284-5.</ref>

	Many of his books remain available today.		Many of his books remain available today.

	===Marriage===		===Marriage===
	Fabre-Luce married Charlotte de Faucigny-Lucinge (1928 - 1983) with whom he had two children. He was ~~tbe~~ uncle of Anne-Aymone née de Brantes, wife of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, sometime President of France.		Fabre-Luce married Charlotte de Faucigny-Lucinge (1928 - 1983) with whom he had two children. He was the uncle of Anne-Aymone née de Brantes, wife of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, sometime President of France.

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.		'''Alfred Fabre-Luce''' (16 May, 1899 - 17 May, 1983, both in [[Paris]], [[France]]), was a famous French journalist and prolific author, who also worked on several films in his later life<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8859447/bio</ref>.

	In 1926 his book ''La Victoire'' (English-language edition: ''The Limitations of Victory''), which followed in ~~the~~ footsteps of Count [[Max Montgelas]]'s famous book ''The Case for ~~the~~ Central Powers'', was published causing a considerable upset. In this he carefully analysed who was responsible for [[The Great War]] in considerable detail and ultimately absolves Germany (though not without degrees of criticism). During ~~the~~ 1930s and 1940s he was a determined advocate of Franco-German collaboration; as early as 1927 he wrote a book praising ~~the~~ [[Treaty of Locarno]], and gave his "rapturous approval" to ~~the~~ [[Munich Agreement]] in 1938.<ref>Werth, Alexander, ''France 1940-1955'', London, 1957, p.8-14.</ref>		In 1926 his book ''La Victoire'' (English-language edition: ''The Limitations of Victory''), which followed in tbe footsteps of Count [[Max Montgelas]]'s famous book ''The Case for tbe Central Powers'', was published causing a considerable upset. In this he carefully analysed who was responsible for [[The Great War]] in considerable detail and ultimately absolves Germany (though not without degrees of criticism). During tbe 1930s and 1940s he was a determined advocate of Franco-German collaboration; as early as 1927 he wrote a book praising tbe [[Treaty of Locarno]], and gave his "rapturous approval" to tbe [[Munich Agreement]] in 1938.<ref>Werth, Alexander, ''France 1940-1955'', London, 1957, p.8-14.</ref>

	In 1940-1 he was a well-known collaborationist and he publicly accused ~~the~~ anti-[[Pierre Laval\|Laval]] fraternity of consciously sabotaging ~~the~~ rapid and highly profitable integration of France into ~~the~~ New Europe. In his ''Diary'' published in Paris in January 1941 it ends triumphantly with a description of France in 1940, frantic with delight at ~~the~~ German victory which, he argued, was something for France's ultimate good. A large part of ~~the~~ book is concerned with ridiculing and denouncing those who rushed France into a war against Germany. What kind of country was it, he said, with a constantly falling birth-rate, with minds which were all fuddled with drink, with an army where, during ~~the~~ "phoney war" in Lorraine, soldiers were mutilating themselves and committing suicide - what kind of country was it to stand up to Hitler's Germany? "This military France of 1939 was like a nation of ghosts.....and if [[Édouard Daladier\|Daladier]] was its 'leader' during those months, he seemed to embody ~~the~~ country's feeling or resignation and despair....In newsreels he always looked like ~~the~~ chief mourner of his own country's funeral."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>		In 1940-1 he was a well-known collaborationist and he publicly accused tbe anti-[[Pierre Laval\|Laval]] fraternity of consciously sabotaging tbe rapid and highly profitable integration of France into tbe New Europe. In his ''Diary'' published in Paris in January 1941 it ends triumphantly with a description of France in 1940, frantic with delight at tbe German victory which, he argued, was something for France's ultimate good. A large part of tbe book is concerned with ridiculing and denouncing those who rushed France into a war against Germany. What kind of country was it, he said, with a constantly falling birth-rate, with minds which were all fuddled with drink, with an army where, during tbe "phoney war" in Lorraine, soldiers were mutilating themselves and committing suicide - what kind of country was it to stand up to Hitler's Germany? "This military France of 1939 was like a nation of ghosts.....and if [[Édouard Daladier\|Daladier]] was its 'leader' during those months, he seemed to embody tbe country's feeling or resignation and despair....In newsreels he always looked like tbe chief mourner of his own country's funeral."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>

	He rightly attacked ~~the~~ [[Britain\|British]] Royal Navy's murderous attack on units of ~~the~~ neutral French navy anchored at Mers-el-Kebir:		He rightly attacked tbe [[Britain\|British]] Royal Navy's murderous attack on units of tbe neutral French navy anchored at Mers-el-Kebir:
	: ''Now ~~the~~ quarrel between France and England is final and complete. In one day England killed more French sailors than Germany did during ~~the~~ whole war. It aroused in ~~the~~ hearts of ~~the~~ French old hatreds and grievances - Joan de Arc, Fashoda.....Less than three weeks after ~~the~~ Armistice a thirty years alliance was destroyed. The physical solidarity of ~~the~~ European continent had proved stronger. Inexorably, Europe is rapidly coming into being.''<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9, citations.</ref>		: ''Now tbe quarrel between France and England is final and complete. In one day England killed more French sailors than Germany did during tbe whole war. It aroused in tbe hearts of tbe French old hatreds and grievances - Joan de Arc, Fashoda.....Less than three weeks after tbe Armistice a thirty years alliance was destroyed. The physical solidarity of tbe European continent had proved stronger. Inexorably, Europe is rapidly coming into being.''<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9, citations.</ref>

	He was no less outraged by [[de Gaulle]] (about whom he would publish post-war a highly critical book):		He was no less outraged by [[de Gaulle]] (about whom he would publish post-war a highly critical book):
	: "De Gaulle, [[Paul Reynard\|Reynard]]'s Under-Secretary, is telling us through ~~the~~ Daventry (England) microphone that he was ~~the~~ "leader of all ~~the~~ Free French" and inviting his countrymen to join in a new 'International Brigade', now in England's service, ~~the~~ wreckage of all ~~the~~ defeated armies of recent years."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>		: "De Gaulle, [[Paul Reynard\|Reynard]]'s Under-Secretary, is telling us through tbe Daventry (England) microphone that he was tbe "leader of all tbe Free French" and inviting his countrymen to join in a new 'International Brigade', now in England's service, tbe wreckage of all tbe defeated armies of recent years."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9.</ref>

	Analysing ~~the~~ mood of 1940, Fabre-Luce wrote:		Analysing tbe mood of 1940, Fabre-Luce wrote:
	: "There are some who say of [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] 'Here is our Hindenburg. But where is our Hitler?' True, France has made a revolution without revolutionaries. Universal suffrage has been scrapped. The secret societies have been dissolved. Men in responsible positions may now be punished or dismissed. Strikes are prohibited. Education has become French. Laws have a new opening sentence ''Nous, Maréchal de France, chef de l'Etat Francais''.....But what we still lack is a new ''élite''. In Germany ~~the~~ struggle for power brought ~~the~~ new ''élite'' to ~~the~~ surface. Our institutions, on ~~the~~ other hand, were totally reformed overnight by a parliamentary vote of 569 men, stunned by their country's defeat.........Now is ~~the~~ time to organise France and put new life and substance into her. They talk of ''national revolution''....But is it not, above all, a ''world revolution'' that is on ~~the~~ march? A world revolution of which France forms an important part. It is not for her to give orders any more, but to collaborate, to inspire herself [by ~~the~~ example of Germany] and, above all, to ''be''. Here, on ~~the~~ threshold of ~~the~~ new world, one is filled with a feeling of reverent awe."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9-10, citations.</ref>		: "There are some who say of [[Philippe Pétain\|Pétain]] 'Here is our Hindenburg. But where is our Hitler?' True, France has made a revolution without revolutionaries. Universal suffrage has been scrapped. The secret societies have been dissolved. Men in responsible positions may now be punished or dismissed. Strikes are prohibited. Education has become French. Laws have a new opening sentence ''Nous, Maréchal de France, chef de l'Etat Francais''.....But what we still lack is a new ''élite''. In Germany tbe struggle for power brought tbe new ''élite'' to tbe surface. Our institutions, on tbe other hand, were totally reformed overnight by a parliamentary vote of 569 men, stunned by their country's defeat.........Now is tbe time to organise France and put new life and substance into her. They talk of ''national revolution''....But is it not, above all, a ''world revolution'' that is on tbe march? A world revolution of which France forms an important part. It is not for her to give orders any more, but to collaborate, to inspire herself [by tbe example of Germany] and, above all, to ''be''. Here, on tbe threshold of tbe new world, one is filled with a feeling of reverent awe."<ref>Werth, 1957, p.9-10, citations.</ref>

	When ~~the~~ war started in [[Soviet Union\|Russia]], Fabre-Luce cheered saying [[Communism]] would "soon become territorially non-existent......the frontiers of European civilisation are daily moving East...". He also attacked recent terrorism in France: "Terrorists everywhere, Laval and [[Marcel Déat\|Déat]] were wounded by a bomb at Versailles....German officers have been wounded in ~~the~~ streets of Paris.....hostages are being executed, Communists and others found in possession of firearms....its an infernal vicious circle....It creates ill-feeling that did not exist last year [for which he blamed ~~the~~ BBC],....and now ~~the~~ Communists are trying to create ''inside France'' that Second Front [the so-called resistance] ~~the~~ Soviets are clamouring for.......These gangsters do not represent France!"<ref>Werth, 1957, p.14 citations</ref>		When tbe war started in [[Soviet Union\|Russia]], Fabre-Luce cheered saying [[Communism]] would "soon become territorially non-existent......the frontiers of European civilisation are daily moving East...". He also attacked recent terrorism in France: "Terrorists everywhere, Laval and [[Marcel Déat\|Déat]] were wounded by a bomb at Versailles....German officers have been wounded in tbe streets of Paris.....hostages are being executed, Communists and others found in possession of firearms....its an infernal vicious circle....It creates ill-feeling that did not exist last year [for which he blamed tbe BBC],....and now tbe Communists are trying to create ''inside France'' that Second Front [the so-called resistance] tbe Soviets are clamouring for.......These gangsters do not represent France!"<ref>Werth, 1957, p.14 citations</ref>

	Somehow, ~~the~~ reasons for which are unclear, Fabre-Luce did not suffer ~~the~~ same fate as many, if not most, of ~~the~~ 1940-44 collaborationists and does not seem to have been caught up ~~the~~ post-war "French Purge"<ref>Summary executions of those accused of collaboration carried out in France amounted to about 10,000; while 1,325 death sentences were passed after ~~the~~ "Liberation" by ''ad hoc'' tribunals. These figures were cited by M.Bidault and appear in ~~the~~ editions of ''Débats, Assemblée Nationale'', 28 October, 1952.</ref>. However, Fabre-Luce's ''Journal de l'Europe 1946-7''<ref>Published in Paris, 1947</ref> has a chapter on "the hell of Poissy" - ~~the~~ prison near Paris where callborationists underwent much suffering.<ref>Werth, 1957, p.284-5.</ref>		Somehow, tbe reasons for which are unclear, Fabre-Luce did not suffer tbe same fate as many, if not most, of tbe 1940-44 collaborationists and does not seem to have been caught up tbe post-war "French Purge"<ref>Summary executions of those accused of collaboration carried out in France amounted to about 10,000; while 1,325 death sentences were passed after tbe "Liberation" by ''ad hoc'' tribunals. These figures were cited by M.Bidault and appear in tbe editions of ''Débats, Assemblée Nationale'', 28 October, 1952.</ref>. However, Fabre-Luce's ''Journal de l'Europe 1946-7''<ref>Published in Paris, 1947</ref> has a chapter on "the hell of Poissy" - tbe prison near Paris where callborationists underwent much suffering.<ref>Werth, 1957, p.284-5.</ref>

	Many of his books remain available today.		Many of his books remain available today.

	===Marriage===		===Marriage===
	Fabre-Luce married Charlotte de Faucigny-Lucinge (1928 - 1983) with whom he had two children. He was ~~the~~ uncle of Anne-Aymone née de Brantes, wife of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, sometime President of France.		Fabre-Luce married Charlotte de Faucigny-Lucinge (1928 - 1983) with whom he had two children. He was tbe uncle of Anne-Aymone née de Brantes, wife of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, sometime President of France.

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