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<ref name="n14"> Marquis Louis Lannes de Montebello was indeed struck by lightning in 1912, returning on foot, during a storm, from Mériel station (Val d'Oise) to his residence, "Le Moulin de Stors" | <ref name="n14"> Marquis Louis Lannes de Montebello was indeed struck by lightning in 1912, returning on foot, during a storm, from Mériel station (Val d'Oise) to his residence, "Le Moulin de Stors," next to the family château. Proust had no doubt learned about his accidental death from reading the article entitled "Le marquis de Montebello tué par la foudre" [Marquis de Montebello killed by lightning] on the front page of Le Figaro, 26 July 1912. He must then have read the detailed account of his funeral in Le Figaro, 30 July 1912, p. 3, under the column "Le Monde et la Ville - Deuil" [Society and Town - Mourning]. He wrote to Bertrand de Fénelon on the subject of this death in July 1912 (CP 02356; Kolb, XI, no. 92). [PK, PW] </ref> |
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- ↑ Marquis Louis Lannes de Montebello was indeed struck by lightning in 1912, returning on foot, during a storm, from Mériel station (Val d'Oise) to his residence, "Le Moulin de Stors," next to the family château. Proust had no doubt learned about his accidental death from reading the article entitled "Le marquis de Montebello tué par la foudre" [Marquis de Montebello killed by lightning] on the front page of Le Figaro, 26 July 1912. He must then have read the detailed account of his funeral in Le Figaro, 30 July 1912, p. 3, under the column "Le Monde et la Ville - Deuil" [Society and Town - Mourning]. He wrote to Bertrand de Fénelon on the subject of this death in July 1912 (CP 02356; Kolb, XI, no. 92). [PK, PW]