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Fournier Family History
( from the link to Tagliaferro )
Alfred Sant Fournier, succeeded as the 5th Count and Barone for only a few
years. Alfred was fortunate to travel to London
to attend the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, as a member of the
Maltese Nobility. He married in 1869 to a Maltese-Italian Banking and Noble
family provided the family with a Bank to their realms, and many other
priceless treasures. Olga dei Conti Tagliaferro
eventually became the sole heiress to the Tagliaferro Banking House.
Alfred had three sons (Hugo, Edward and Charles), Hugo and Edward were
twins, though Hugo being the elder of the twins, and unable due to his
sickly condition, the title remain dormant until his death in 1910, when
his younger twin, Edward succeeded as the 6th Count.
Edward, married Esther Testaferrata Bonici Ghaxaq dei Marchese Testaferrata
dei San Vincenzo Ferreri e dei Baroni Qlejjgha, the daughter of the 6th
Marchese and 5th Baron. From this connection, providing much connections to
most of the present Maltese nobility.
Edward dying in 1951 and succeeded by his son Alfred, as the 7th Count
Fournier.
Alfred married in 1935 to Eileen Donovan............
Alfred died in 1973, a year before the Republic
of Malta was installed, and
succeeded by his eldest son Alfred, as the 8th Count Fournier
and the 8th Baron de Pausier who died 31st December 2002 aged 58.
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for full Fournier text
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