Simon Deutz
Born1802
Koblenz, Germany
Died1844 or 1852
OccupationCourtier
ParentEmmanuel Deutz

Simon Deutz (1802-1852) was a German-born French courtier.

Early life

Simon Deutz was born in 1802 in Koblenz, Germany.[1] He emigrated to Paris with his family in 1806.[1] His father, Emmanuel Deutz, served as the Chief Rabbi of France, from 1810 to 1842.[2][3]

Career

Deutz was an advisor to Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de Berry.[1] When, in 1832, she tried to regain her son's claim to the throne, after the July Revolution, Deutz denounced her to King Louis Philippe I.[4]

Personal life

Deutz converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism in 1828,[1] and he received the Christian name Charles Gonzaga.[2] However, as early as 1832, he made requests to the Consistory of France to be able to convert back to Judaism.[3] Initially denied, he eventually converted back to Judaism after Adolphe Crémieux interceded in his favour.[3] Meanwhile, he married in London, then moved to the United States, and finally moved back to France.[3]

Death and legacy

Deutz died in 1852.[1] Professor Catherine Nicault of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne has argued that Deutz's betrayal of Duchess Berry led to more antisemitism among the French aristocracy in the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Simon Deutz (1802-1852)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wraxall, Lascelles (1863). Remarkable Adventurers and Unrevealed Mysteries. London, U.K.: Richard Bentley. p. 240. OCLC 7757810. Emmanuel Deutz.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Szajkowski, Zosa (1970). Jews and the French Revolutions of 1789, 1830 and 1848. Brooklyn, New York: KTAV Publishing House. pp. 1041–1052. ISBN 9780870680007. OCLC 58591. Simon Deutz.
  4. 1 2 Nicault, Catherine (2009). "Comment " en être " ? Les Juifs et la Haute Société dans la seconde moitié du xixe siècle". Archives Juives. 1 (42): 8–32. doi:10.3917/aj.421.0008. Retrieved June 7, 2016 – via Cairn.info.

Further reading

    • Maurice Samuels, The Betrayal of the Duchess New York: Basic Books 2020 ISBN 9781541645455


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