Louis Jean, duc Decazes
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Louis Jean Victor Sévère, 4th Duke Decazes and Duke of Glücksbierg (February 24, 1889 - June 2, 1941) was a French businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.
Louis Jean Decazes was born in Paris. In 1912, he married Germaine Couturier (1885-1968) with whom he had five children. In 1916 he acquired the Haras d'Ouilly stud farm in Pont-d'Ouilly, Calvados. He acquired more land surrounding his property and spent a great deal of money modernizing the facilities. In 1918 he purchased Prince Palatine from the English breeder Jack B. Joel. In 1923, Louis Jean Decazes horse L'Yser won the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
Beginning in 1921, he was a partner in some horses with François Dupré and in 1930 sold the Haras d'Ouilly property to Dupré.
Louis Jean Decazes died in Lausanne, Switzerland where the family had fled to escape the German occupation of France in World War II.
His sister was the fashion icon and writer Daisy Fellowes.
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- Pont-d'Ouilly municipal website with the history of Haras d'Ouilly (French language)
- Genealogy of Decazes de Glucksbierg
| Preceded by Jean-Élie-Octave-Louis-Sévère-Amanien |
Dukes of Decazes 1886-1912 |
Succeeded by Élie Ludovic Henri Christian |
