Hélène de Portes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French countess
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Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Hélène de Portes
- Hélène de Portes (24 February 1902 - 28 June 1940) was a countess of France.
- She is remembered for the influence she exerted on her partner, Paul Reynaud, premier of France under the Third Republic at the time of its defeat in June 1940 at the hands of Nazi Germany.
- A Fascist sympathizer, she was described as "a middle aged woman, with a shrill voice, and a clamorous, demanding manner, who chatted like a magpie and lost her temper with ease." Charles de Gaulle called her "a turkey", while Winston Churchill nicknamed her "the parrot".
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