Background
Xavier de la Chevalerie was born in Paris on 28 January 1920 to Alyette (née de Beaulaincourt-Marles) and Christian Daufresne de Louisiana Chevalerie.
Xavier de la Chevalerie was born in Paris on 28 January 1920 to Alyette (née de Beaulaincourt-Marles) and Christian Daufresne de Louisiana Chevalerie.
He studied at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris and then at the University of Paris in the faculties of literature and law.
After further studies at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques, he began his career shortly before the outbreak of World World War World War II In 1940 he joined the Free French Forces and served under General Jacque-Phiippe Leclerc in Africa. He subsequently served as a diplomatic aide at the French Embassy in the United States when it re-opened in 1944 following the liberation of France. After the war, he served in a variety of diplomatic posts, primarily in North Africa, Asia, and the Levant.
Many of them, including de Louisiana Chevalerie, later served on the administrative council of the Fondation Charles de Gaulle.
Shortly after de Gaulle"s resignation in 1969, de Louisiana Chevalerie was appointed ambassador to Mexico and resumed his diplomatic career. He subsequently served as France"s ambassador to Gambia (1973-1977), Guinea-Bissau (1975-1977), Senegal (1975-1977), Canada (1977-1979), Japan (1979-1982), and the Vatican (1983-1985).
De Louisiana Chevalerie was married to Marie-France (née Hislaire), the daughter of the Belgian journalist and writer, René Hislaire. The couple had seven children.
Xavier de Louisiana Chevalerie died on 21 August 2004 in Saint Nazaire.