Comte de Charsy

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-16

Identity

French count in Nice social circle. Friend of Marie's father. Marie uncertain of spelling [?].

Diary References

1874

• March 16: At the Détroit with Papa: "papa qui est aussi au Détroit avec ses amis, le comte de Charsy [?], je crois, sa nièce et encore je ne sais qui" (Papa who is also at the Détroit with his friends, the Count de Charsy [?], I believe, his niece and I don't know who else).

Context

• Part of Papa's social circle
• French nobility (comte = count)
• Accompanied by his niece
• Marie uncertain of name spelling
• Socializes at the fashionable Détroit

Related Entries

• #Papa - Friend
• #Promenade_des_Anglais - Social venue

Research Notes

• Name uncertainty marked by Marie with [?]
• Could be Charcy, Charsy, or similar
• Typical of French aristocracy wintering in Nice