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About René de Chambrun
Count René Aldebert Pineton de Chambrun was a French-American aristocrat, lawyer, businessman and author. He practised law at the Court of Appeals of Paris and the New York State Bar Association. He was the author of several books about World War II and his father-in-law, Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval, to whom he served as legal counsel. He defended Coco Chanel in her lawsuit against Pierre Wertheimer over her marketing rights to Chanel No. 5. He was the chairman of Baccarat, the crystal manufacturer, from 1960 to 1992.
Everything about René de Chambrun →- Occupation
- lawyer, businessperson
- Position held
- chairperson
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- August 23, 1906
- Died
- May 19, 2002