Léon de Montesquiou

Léon de Montesquiou
Léon de Montesquiou by Maurice Joron
Born
Léon Odon Marie Anatole de Montesquiou-Fezensac

(1873-07-14)14 July 1873
Briis-sous-Forges
Died25 September 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 42)
Souain
NationalityFrench
OccupationEssayist

Léon de Montesquiou (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ də mɔ̃tɛskju]; 14 July 1873 – 25 September 1915) was an artistocratic French essayist, militant royalist and nationalist. He played a leading role in the right-wing Action Française movement before World War I (1914–18). He enrolled in the army during the war and was killed in action.

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