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François Clicquot (married 1798) Madame Clicquot (French: [madam kliko]), née Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (French: [baʁb nikɔl pɔ̃saʁdɛ̃]), Widow Clicquot or Veuve Clicquot (16 December 1777 – 29 July 1866), known as the " Grande Dame of Champagne ", [1] was a French Champagne producer. She took on her husband's wine business when widowed ...
Philippe Clicquot was a textile merchant, a banker, and an owner of vineyards in the Champagne country. [14][15] In 1772, he established a wine business. [16][17][15] He quickly decided to bring his champagne wines to foreign palates [16] and soon expanded his clientele. [16] His annual shipments varied between 4,000 bottles a year to 6-7,000 ...
François-Henri (also Henry) Clicquot (1732 – 24 May 1790) was a French organ builder and was the grandson of Robert Clicquot and son of Louis-Alexandre Cliquot, who were also noted organ builders. [1] Clicquot was born in Paris, where he later died. The Clicquot firm installed the first noteworthy organ in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
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François-Henri Clicquot, at that time the leading organ-builder in France, was appointed to undertake the work but died on Pentecost 1790 before completing the work. His son, Claude-François Clicquot, finished the job, handing it over for presentation in March 1791. The instrument is a beautiful example of eighteenth-century organ design, and ...
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Anne with her great-grandmother, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, founder of Veuve Clicquot Marie Adrienne Anne Victurnienne Clémentine de Rochechouart was born on 10 February 1847 in Paris. [ 2 ] She was the daughter of Louis de Rochechouart, Count of Mortemart, and Marie Clémentine de Chevigné (died 24 October 1877).