Monique Roosmale Nepveu
Monique Roosmale Nepveu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Monique Louis Dreyfus 1940 (age 84–85) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | minority shareholder of Louis Dreyfus Group |
| Spouse | Louis Jan Roosmale Nepveu |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Jean Louis-Dreyfus Jeanne Madeline Depierre |
| Relatives | Marie-Jeanne Meyer (sister) Robert Louis-Dreyfus (brother) |
Monique Roosmale Nepveu (born 1940) is a French billionaire and member of the Louis Dreyfus family.
Early life
Born Monique Louis-Dreyfus, she was one of three children born to Jean and Jeanne Madeline (née Depierre) Louis-Dreyfus. Her brother is Robert Louis-Dreyfus and her sister is Marie-Jeanne Meyer.[1] Her father was Jewish and her mother Roman Catholic.[2] She is the great granddaughter of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of the Louis-Dreyfus Group, which had begun buying and selling wheat in the Alsace region a century earlier, and rapidly diversified into shipping, oil and other commodities.[3] Her grandfather was Louis Louis-Dreyfus who served in the French Parliament during the French Third Republic.[4] After the death of her brother Robert, his widow and second wife Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (born Rita Bogdanova), inherited 60% of the Louis Dreyfus Group (later increased to 65% in 2012).[5] Monique owns 12.5% of the Louis Dreyfus Group making her a billionaire.[5][6]
Personal life
She was married to Louis Jan "Jack" Roosmale Nepveu (August 8, 1928 – April 9, 2013). Her husband, a Dutch commoner born in Pretoria, South Africa, was previously engaged to Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria.[7] They have two children.[8]
References
- ^ Bourdon, Jean-Claude and Jacques-Olivier Martin Robert Louis-Dreyfus: Les aventures d'un Don Juan des affaires (2007), 293 pages, ISBN 2-35228-003-6
- ^ Paris Match: "“Robert Louis-Dreyfus, un seigneur qui voyait loin et visait haut" by Jacques Veyrat July 8, 2009 (in French) | "...cet agnostique, fils d’un juif et d’une catholique..." / "...this agnostic, the son of a Jew and a Catholic..."
- ^ Pierre Perrone (17 July 2009). "Obituary: Robert Louis-Dreyfus: Businessman who helped resurrect Olympique Marseille football club" (newspaper). The Independent. United Kingdom: Independent News and Media Limited.
- ^ Ancien sénateur des Alpes-Maritimes August 17, 2013
- ^ a b Forbes: "Rising Commodity Prices Created Three Louis-Dreyfus Billionaires" by Zohair Siraj November 7, 2012
- ^ Le Figaro: Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, la Tsarine des affaires" 27 Juillet 2013
- ^ Spokane Daily Chronicle: "Princess to Wed" December 12, 2953
- ^ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Monique Louis Dreyfus August 2014