List of Famous people with last name Viel-castel

Charles de Viel-Castel

First Name Charles

Last Name Viel-Castel

Born on October 14, 1800

Died on October 6, 1887 (aged 86)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Charles-Louis-Gaspard-Gabriel de Salviac, baron de Viel Castel was a French historian and diplomat. He was a great-nephew of Mirabeau via his mother, and the elder brother of Horace de Viel-Castel.

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Horace de Viel-Castel

First Name Horace

Died on October 1, 1864

Born in France, Île-de-France

Marc-Roch-Horace de Salviac, comte de Viel-Castel, known as Horace de Viel-Castel, was an art lover and collector, and director of the Louvre until 1863. A Bonapartist, he staunchly supported Napoleon III. He was an intimate of Princess Mathilde and of Alfred de Musset, the right arm of Nieuwerkerke until his disgrace on 12 March 1863. He was a great-nephew of Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau.

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