Madame de florians granddaughter sayings
Mrs de Florian, a 'demimondaine' never returned to her Paris flat after the war and died at the age of 91 in Behind the door, under a....
She was the grandmother of Madame De Florian.
Marthe de Florian
French courtesan and socialite
Marthe de Florian (born Mathilde Héloïse Beaugiron; 9 September – 29 August ) was a French demi-mondaine and socialite during the Belle Époque.
She was known for having famous lovers including Georges Clemenceau, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Paul Deschanel, Gaston Doumergue, Robert de Montesquiou, and Giovanni Boldini. Initially forgotten from history, her story resurfaced in after her belongings were discovered in her Parisian apartment, located at 2 square La Bruyère in the 9th arrondissement, untouched for decades.
The discovery of her apartment was the inspiration behind Michelle Gable's novel A Paris Apartment.
Early life and youth
Marthe de Florian was born as Mathilde Héloïse Beaugiron on 9 September in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, eldest daughter of Jean Beaugiron and Henriette Eloïse Bara.
She had two brothers who died as infants, Jules Louis Beaugiron and Jules Beaugiron, and a sister, Henriette Joséphine Bea