François de Cossé-Brissac

François de Cossé, 13th Duke of Brissac (19 February 1929 – 6 April 2021), was a French nobleman and landowner. He held the French noble title of Duke of Brissac from 1993 until his death in 2021.

Biography

He was the elder son of Pierre de Cossé, 12th Duke of Brissac, and his wife Marie Zélie Antoinette Eugénie Schneider. She was the daughter of industrialist Eugène Schneider II.

In 1958, he married Jacqueline Alice Marie de Contades. Their children included the following: Agnès Alexandra Marie Bienvenue, Charles-André Raymond Timoléon Aymard Hubert Marie, Angélique Patricia Marie, Marie-Antoinette Elvire, and Pierre-Emmanuel Timoléon Marie Raymond.

He served as President of the Jockey-Club de Paris from 1997 to 2014, and he was Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus from 1986 to 2004. He was the proprietor of the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé.

The 13th Duke of Brissac died at his manor of La Roche in Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance on 6 April 2021, at the age of 92. He was succeeded in the ducal title by his elder son, Charles-André.