Annie Pétain
Philippe Pétain's wife
About Annie Pétain
Lived 1877 – 1962 (aged 84). Annie Pétain was a French.
Alphonsine Berthe Eugénie Pétain (; 5 October 1877 – 30 January 1962) was the wife of the French military commander and political leader Philippe Pétain who ruled Vichy France between 1940 and 1944.
Pétain was her second husband. She had previously been married to François de Hérain, a doctor who later became an artist. Initially, under family pressure, she rejected Pétain's marriage proposal and instead married de Hérain. However, the marriage ended in divorce in March 1914. Her son from her first marriage, Pierre de Hérain, became a film director.
She married Pétain on 14 September 1920. He was reported to have been at a hotel with her the night he was appointed to take command at the Battle of Verdun in 1916.
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Who was Annie Pétain?
Philippe Pétain's wife
When was Annie Pétain born?
Annie Pétain was born on 5 October 1877 in Courquetaine.
When did Annie Pétain die?
Annie Pétain died on 30 January 1962 in Paris.
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Annie Pétain was French.
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