Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil
Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil (1775-1847), known as "la perichona", was an aristocratic French lady,[1] who had an active role in the politics of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[2]
Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil d'Abeille | |
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Born | 4 April 1775 Saint-Denis, Réunion, France |
Died | 2 December 1847 La Matanza, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
Nationality | French |
Spouse(s) | Thomas O'Gorman |
Biography
Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil was born in Île Bourbon, France, the daughter of Armand Etienne Perichon de Vandeuil and Jeanne Magdeleine d'Abeille, belonging to an aristocratic family.[3] His grandfather, Etienne Guillaume Périchon, was Collector of Domains and Forests of the Government of Moulins.[4]
Marie Anne arrived at the port of Buenos Aires with her husband, an Irish merchant Thomas O'Gorman, nephew of Michael O'Gorman.[5]
Marie Anne Périchon had an illicit relationship with Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires.[6] During the British invasions of the River Plate, the house of the Périchon, was protected by a French flag.[7]
Thomas O'Gorman and Marie Anne Périchon, were the paternal grandparents of Camila O'Gorman, who was executed in times of Juan Manuel de Rosas, for having an illicit affair with a Catholic priest.[8] The ancestors of the Périchon family lived for centuries in his "hotel" in the Rue Saint-Denis (Paris).[9]
References
- Santiago de Liniers, Horacio Vázquez-Rial, July 2012, ISBN 9788499207841, retrieved 7 February 2017
- Santiago de Liniers, conde de Buenos Aires, 1753-1810: con un retrato al agua fuerte, y un plano de Buenos Aires en 1807, Paul Groussac, 1907
- Máxima Périchon de Vandeuil de Martínez 1856-1918 ..., Comisión de homenaje a la sénora doña Máxima Périchon de Martínez, Buenos Aires, 1935, retrieved 7 February 2017
- Todo es historia, Issues 99-103, Todo es Historia, 1975, 1975, retrieved 7 February 2017
- Historia Argentina, Volume 2, José María Rosa, 1965, retrieved 7 February 2017
- Imperial Skirmishes: War and Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America, Andrew Graham-Yooll, 2002, ISBN 9781902669212, retrieved 7 February 2017
- "Madame Perichón" ("La Perichona"): amante del Virrey Liniers: ejemplo de la influencia del amor en la historia, Horacio Salduna, 1995
- Ocupación y reconquista,1806-1807: a 200 años de las Invasiones inglesas : [incluye diario de viaje del Tte. Cnel. Lancelot Holland], Andrew Graham-Yooll, 2006, ISBN 9789509603998, retrieved 7 February 2017
- Todo es historia, Issues 99-103, Todo es Historia, 1975, 1975, retrieved 7 February 2017