Edouard Jaunez

Édouard von Jaunez (12 November 1834 – 26 June 1916) was a French-German businessman, engineer, and politician. He was a prominent industrialist who owned and operated ceramics factories in France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Jaunez served in various political capacities, including as the mayor of Sarreguemines, as president of the Regional Council of Lorraine, and as a member of the Reichstag of the German Empire. He was elevated to the nobility, as a hereditary knight, by Emperor Wilhelm II on 11 May 1904.

Early life Jaunez was born on 12 November 1834 in German-ruled Metz. His father was Auguste Jaunez, an engineer, and his mother was Catherine Elise Souty. He also acquired and founded other ceramics factories including one in Paray-le-Monial in 1862, one in Wasserbillig in 1873, one in Jurbise in 1876, one in Pont-Sainte-Maxence in 1881, one in Zahna in 1890, and one in Betschdorf in 1901. He remained a member of the Reichstag until 1887. They had a son, Maximilian, who was also a member of the Reichstag from 1903 to 1907. Jaunez's granddaughter, from his son's first marriage to Jeanne de Montagnac, was Nelly de Vogüé, a mistress of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

He was elevated to the Prussian nobility, as a hereditary knight, by Emperor Wilhelm II on 11 May 1904.

Jaunez died on 26 June 1916.