Eugénie Pétain
Philippe Pétain's wife (1877–1962)
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Alphonsine Berthe Eugénie Pétain (née Hardon; 5 October 1877 – 30 January 1962) was the wife of the French military commander and political leader Philippe Pétain who ruled Vichy France between 1940 and 1944.
5 October 1877
Eugénie Pétain | |
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 Pétain in c. 1941–1944 | |
| Born | Alphonsine Berthe Eugénie Hardon 5 October 1877 Courquetaine, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Died | 30 January 1962 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Pierre de Hérain |
Pétain was her second husband. She had previously been married to François de Hérain, a doctor who later became an artist. Initially, under family pressure, she rejected Pétain's marriage proposal and instead married de Hérain. However, the marriage ended in divorce in March 1914.[1] Her son from her first marriage, Pierre de Hérain, became a film director.
She married Pétain on 14 September 1920. He was reported to have been at a hotel with her the night he was appointed to take command at the Battle of Verdun in 1916.[2]