Albina du Boisrouvray

Countess
Albina du Boisrouvray
Born (1939-07-02) 2 July 1939 (age 85)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Sorbonne
OrganizationFXB International
Spouse(s)Bruno Bagnoud (divorced)
Georges Casati
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(div. 1982)​
ChildrenFrançois-Xavier Bagnoud (1961-1986)
Parent(s)Countess Luz Mila Patiño Rodríguez
Count Guy de Jacquelot du Boisrouvray[1]
Relatives

Countess Albina du Boisrouvray (born 2 July 1939[2]) is a former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur working with AIDS victims and impoverished communities around the world.[3] She is the founder of FXB International, a non-governmental organization established in memory of her son, François-Xavier Bagnoud.[4]

Du Boisrouvray is a grandchild of the Bolivian King of Tin, Simón Patiño. She is a second cousin of Prince Rainier of Monaco and godmother to Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco.[5]

  1. ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (25 October 1989). "Du Boisrouvray Collection on Block Thursday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ Du Boisrouvray, Albina (2022). Le courage de vivre. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-025131-2.
  3. ^ Honigsbaum, Mark (17 March 2015). "How a determined French countess helps Burma's Aids orphans". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Skari, Tala (20 April 2003). "One Woman's Wealth of Care". Time. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ^ Maule, Alicia (9 December 2014). "Countess du Boisrouvray: We can rely on women to change the world". MSNBC. Retrieved 26 October 2015.