First Marriage
He married Anna Gould (1875–1961), the daughter of Jay Gould, the robber baron, on March 14, 1895 in Manhattan, New York. They had the following children:
- Marie Louise de Castellane (1896-?)
- Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (1896–1946) who married Yvonne Patenôtre (daughter of Jules Patenôtre and wife Eleanor Elverson, sister of James Elverson, Jr. (– 1929) and daughter of publisher James Elverson (1838 – 1911) by wife Sallie Duvall, the three of them owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer), the parents of Elisabeth de Castellane (Paris, July 9, 1928 – Paris, November 13, 1991), wife (married in Paris, December 7, 1948) of Jean Bertrand Jacques Adrien Nompar Comte de Caumont La Force (Paris, February 4, 1920 – Fontaine Française, June 8, 1986), and had issue
- Georges Paul Ernest de Castellane (1897 or 1899–1944) who married Florinda Fernández y Anchorena (1901-?), the parents of Diane Rose Anne Marie de Castellane (born in Paris, February 19, 1927), first wife (married in Paris (civ) April 14, 1948 (rel) April 20, 1948 and divorced March 13, 1974) of Philippe François Armand Marie Duc de Mouchy Prince-Duc de Poix (born in Paris, April 17, 1922), and had issue.
- Georges Gustave de Castellane (circa 1898-1946)
- Jay (Jason) de Castellane (1902-?)
They divorced in 1906, after Boniface had spent about $10 million of her family's money. Boniface then sought an annulment from the Vatican in 1924.
In 1913, Boniface was rumored to be engaged to Caroline Delacroix, the wealthy mistress and widow (though this was disputed) of Leopold II of Belgium.
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