The Duke of Brissac announces the engagement of his only son, Laszlo, Marquis of Brissac, to Countess Maria da Gloria Czernin von Chudenitz. The Marquis de Brissac is the heir of the Duke of Brissac, as for the future bride, she comes from a very old Bohemian family.
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The only son of the 14th Duke of Brissac is engaged
In April 2021, the Cossé-Brissac family mourned the death of the 13th Duke of Brissac at age 92. His son, Charles-André, to whom he had already entrusted the management of the Château de Brissac, in Maine-et-Loire, in 1998, became the new 14th Duke of Brissac. A few days later, mourning was over and the family celebrated a happy marriage, that of Délia, one of the new duke’s daughters, to Prince Marc-Emmanuel de Croÿ. The family now announces in the Carnet du Figaro the engagement of Laszlo, only son of Duke Charles-André.
Laszlo François Timoléon Marie de Cossé-Brissac was born in Angers in 1994. He is the only son of Charles-André and Larissa, Duke and Duchess of Brissac. Larissa comes from Hungarian nobility, born Countess Széchényi of Sárvár-Felsövidek. Laszlo has three sisters: Irina, Délia and Annabel. Only Délia has been married since 2021 to Prince Marc-Emmanuel, second son of the Duke of Croÿ. In 2015, Laszlo was in the spotlight when he was chosen as Zofia Krasicki v Siecin’s rider to accompany her to the Debutante Ball.
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Charles-André, 14th Duke of Brissac, was long known as the Marquis de Brissac, a title reserved for the heir of the head of the family. Charles-André has regularly been in the media, appearing several times in reports broadcast on TF1. The Duke of Brissac willingly opens the doors of his Angevin residence, considered to be “the highest castle in France”. The first stone of the castle was laid in 1455 for Pierre de Brézé, grand seneschal of Normandy, on the site of a previous castle built in the 11th century. The son of Pierre de Brézé, Jacques, Count of Maulévrier, found himself ruined after killing Charlotte, the daughter of Charles VII to whom he was promised but who had proven unfaithful. Forced to repay his crime, he will have to sell his castle. It was René de Cossé, governor of Anjou, who bought it in 1502.
The title of Duke of Brissac was created in 1611 by Louis III for Charles de Cossé, Marshal of France and Grand Falconer of France. Before the elevation to the rank of duke, Brissac was a lordship belonging to the lords of Brissac since the acquisition of the castle by René de Cossé.
The Marquis de Brissac studied computer science at the University of London (UCL) and now works for Google. The future bride, Countess Maria da Gloria Czernin von Chudenitz, graduated from the Technical University of Munich. She currently works in Zurich in the communications department of a mental health organization. The Czernin von Chudenitz family traces its origins to Chudenice near Klatovy in southwest Bohemia. The Czernins owned an estate there as early as the 12th century. It was in 1602 that the Czernin family obtained the barony of Chudenice, thanks to Hermann, a soldier and diplomat who was rewarded with the title of baron by the King of Bohemia, Ferdinand II, for his loyalty. The title was elevated to the rank of count in 1623.
Nicolas Fontaine
Editor-in-chief
Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
