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5 unusual facts about Bernard de Marigny


Bernard de Marigny

In 1811, and again in 1814, Marigny was elected to the New Orleans City Council to represent the Fifth Ward.

"Though said to be poorly educated in the classics, he christened the main thoroughfare to his house Elysian Fields after Virgil's "Deathless Residence of the Spirits of the Blessed.

Jean-François Tartu

After enlisting in the French Royal Navy, Tartu was appointed as master gunner on the frigate Fortunée, under Bernard de Marigny.

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The idea of a bridge spanning Lake Pontchartrain dates back to the early 19th Century and Bernard de Marigny, the founder of Mandeville.

Mardi Gras in the United States

In 1833, Bernard Xavier de Marigny de Mandeville, a rich plantation owner, raised the money to fund an official Mardi Gras celebration.



see also

Charles de Bernard de Marigny

Charles-René-Louis, vicomte de Bernard de Marigny (1 February 1740, Sées - 25 July 1816, Brest) was a French vice admiral, grand-cross of the ordre de Saint-Louis and commander of the Brest fleet.

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

Gaspard Augustin René Bernard de Marigny (2 November 1754, Luçon – 10 July 1794, Combrand) was a French officer and Vendéen general.