Jacques Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy (1868 – January 11, 1919) was a Frenchman from an extremely wealthy family of sugar refiners, known for his eccentricity and his attempt to establish a new nation, the Empire of the Sahara. The circumstances of his death in 1919 in Westbury, Long Island resulted in a sensational grand jury proceeding.
| Jacques Lebaudy | |||||
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| Commander of the Faithful, King of Tarfaia, Duke of Arleuf and Prince of Chal-Huin | |||||
A 1904 photograph of Lebaudy | |||||
| Emperor of the Sahara | |||||
| Reign | June 1903 - c. 1904 | ||||
| Enthronement | 1 January 1904 (planned) | ||||
| Predecessor | Empire established | ||||
| Successor | Empire dissolved | ||||
| Governor-General | George Edward Gouraud | ||||
| Born | Jacques Lebaudy 1868 France | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1919 Westbury, Long Island, New York | ||||
| Burial | 17 January 1919 | ||||
| Spouse | Marguerite Augustine Doliere | ||||
| Issue | Jaqueline Lebaudy | ||||
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| House | Lebaudy | ||||
| Father | Jules Lebaudy | ||||
| Mother | Amicie | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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