Emmanuel Taché (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl taʃe]; born 20 February 1975 in Montreuil) later assumed and known by the name Emmanuel Taché de la Pagerie is a French politician of the National Rally and a Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency since 2022.
[3] Taché encountered some controversy for having added to his birth surname of Taché the additional name "de la Pagerie", implying ancestry within the Tascher de la Pagerie noble family from which came Empress Joséphine.
His lawyers claimed that "it’s perfectly normal in the art and communication sectors to use a pen name or preferred name", mentioning also that "has been public knowledge for several decades".
The three daughters of the last male member of the family, who died in 1993, state that as Taché is not related to them he is not entitled to use the name.
In the legal proceedings they seek a symbolic one euro in damages, plus 500 euros a day should Taché continue to use the name; their lawyer stated that, despite the different spellings of Taché and Tascher, there remained "a risk of confusion in the eyes of the public.