Ange Du Fresnay

Ange Antoine Guy du Fresnay (1839–1900) was a knight of the Order of Carlos III of Spain and director of The Phoenix Companies in France.

[1] He was the son of French writer Maria Du Fresnay,[2] the half-brother of Honoré de Balzac's daughter[3] Marie-Caroline Du Fresnay,[2] and the ancestor of French writer and silent film director Guy du Fresnay as well as of French essayist and economist Philippe du Fresnay.

In 1858, he began working at The Phoenix Companies (now Royal & SunAlliance) in Paris, later becoming their CEO until his death.

[1] In 1877, he bought from Claude Monet his painting Riverbank at Argenteuil,[4] which he sold in 1894.

[9] In 1883, Ange du Fresnay was made Knight of the Order of Carlos III[10] by king Alphonso XII of Spain.