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The de Gaulle family produced several 20th-century officers, Resistance members, and French politicians. There is a widespread notion claiming that the particle in "de Gaulle" is derived from a dialectal form of the article (it should logically be written De Gaulle, for one writes Le Châtelier, but usage has always favoured the lowercase form).
The younger Charles de Gaulle's move to the anti-Gaullist National Front was widely condemned by other family members. "It was like hearing the Pope had converted to Islam", one said. [ 188 ] Another grandson, Jean de Gaulle , was a member of the French parliament for the centre-right UMP until his retirement in 2007.
Yvonne de Gaulle, along with her husband, set up a charity, La fondation Anne-de-Gaulle, to help children with disabilities. Yvonne and Charles were married on 6 April 1921. [1] She is known for the quote, "The presidency is temporary—but the family is permanent."
Charles de Gaulle and Charles Mast saluting to the French national anthem in Tunis, Tunisia (1943). At the outbreak of World War II, Charles de Gaulle was put in charge of the French Fifth Army's tanks (five scattered battalions, largely equipped with R35 light tanks) in Alsace, and on 12 September 1939, he attacked at Bitche, simultaneously with the Saar Offensive.
Anne de Gaulle (1 January 1928 – 6 February 1948) was the youngest daughter of General Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne. She was born in Trier, Germany, where her father was stationed with the Army of Occupation in the Rhineland. [1] She was born with Down syndrome and lived with her family until her death. General de Gaulle, who was ...
Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle (28 December 1921 – 13 March 2024) was a French admiral and senator. [1] He was the eldest, and last surviving, child of General Charles de Gaulle , the first president of the French Fifth Republic , and of his wife, Yvonne .
Pages in category "De Gaulle family" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Charles de Gaulle (born 1948) G. François de Gaulle;
The McCartans belonged to the Uí Echach Cobo—of whom Magennis was the chief family—of the Dál nAraidi, who in turn came from the Cruthin tribe who were the first Celts to arrive in Ireland from about 800 to 500 BC. [1] French President Charles de Gaulle is descended from the clan through his great-grandmother Angélique Marie McCartan.