Béatrice de Andia
Spanish-French writer and curator (1933–2024)
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Béatrice de Andia (17 September 1933 – 16 October 2024) was a Spanish-French writer and curator.[1]
Sciences Po
Curator
Béatrice de Andia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1933 |
| Died | 16 October 2024 (aged 91) Azay-le-Rideau, France |
| Education | Paris Nanterre University Sciences Po |
| Occupations | Writer Curator |
Life and career
Born in Madrid on 17 September 1933, de Andia grew up in a family of Spanish and French nationality.[2] She was the daughter of Manuel Gonzalez de Andia y Talleyrand-Périgord, Duke of Dino, and Mercedes de Elio.[3] Her French origins stemmed from her paternal grandmother, a member of the House of Talleyrand-Périgord, a descendant of her five-time great uncle Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. She was raised in an 18th Century country house in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. She graduated from the Sciences Po and earned a doctorate from Paris Nanterre University in 1974.
De Andia spent the majority of her cultural career in Paris, though she travelled around the world in her Citroën 2CV.[4] She then moved to her castle in Azay-le-Rideau in 1986 and opened the Jardins de la Chatonnière to the public in 2000.[5] That year, she joined the Commission du Vieux Paris.[6] In 2006, she founded the Observatoire du patrimoine religieux.[7] She was also a founding member of the La Revue des vieilles maisons françaises.[8]
De Andia died in Azay-le-Rideau, on 16 October 2024, at the age of 91.[1]
Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (1991)
- Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1995)[9]
- Prix Berger of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1998)[10]
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2001)
- Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (2002)
- Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (2008)
- Dame of the Order of Merit (2010)