Édouard von Jaunez

Édouard von Jaunez (12 November 1834 – 26 June 1916) was a French-German businessman, engineer, and politician.

He was a prominent industrialist who owned and operated ceramics factories in France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

Jaunez served in various political capacities, including as the mayor of Sarreguemines, as president of the Regional Council of Lorraine, and as a member of the Reichstag of the German Empire.

[3][4] He also acquired and founded other ceramics factories including one in Paray-le-Monial in 1862, one in Wasserbillig in 1873, one in Jurbise in 1876, one in Pont-Sainte-Maxence in 1881, one in Zahna in 1890, and one in Betschdorf in 1901.

[citation needed] He was elevated to the Prussian nobility, as a hereditary knight, by Emperor Wilhelm II on 11 May 1904.