Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin takes over the Veuve Clicquot champagne house
- When
- 1805
- Where
- Reims
- Episodes
- 1
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was widowed in October 1805 when her husband François Clicquot died in Reims, leaving her at age 27 as mother of their six-year-old daughter Clémentine. The champagne business was promising: it had begun growing in the summer of 1804, and in 1805 shipped 110,000 bottles, nearly double the preceding year. The supplied passages document her widowhood and the business's condition, but not a formal act of taking control.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. The Clicquot champagne business began to grow in the summer of 1804. François Clicquot had inherited the "Bouzy holding" vineyards from his grandmother Muiron in 1804. In March 1803, Louis Bohne returned to Reims with a book full of orders from the largest merchants and most important individual buyers, following trips through Europe.
Transition of Control. François Clicquot fell suddenly ill with a fever similar to typhoid in October 1805, seven years after their wedding. His death left Barbe-Nicole as a 27-year-old widow with a six-year-old daughter, Clémentine. The business was promising, having shipped 110,000 bottles in 1805, nearly double the preceding year's volume, thanks to business trips by Louis Bohne.
People involved
- Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin · Widow and successor
- François Clicquot · Deceased husband
- Clémentine · Daughter
- Louis Bohne · Business associate
Sources
- Veuve Clicquot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
- Madame Clicquot Ponsardin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15
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