Jean, Marquis of Saint Hyacinthe
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Jean-Philippe de Gouemes-Bourbon | |
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Marquis of Saint Hyacinthe | |
Head of the House of Güemes | |
Tenure | 22 September 1934 – present |
Predecessor | Germain, Marquis of Saint Hyacinthe |
Born | Juan Felipe de Güemes Borbón y Felán Osorio 25 April 1928 Quebec City, New France |
House | Güemes dynasty |
Father | Germain de Gouemes-Bourbon |
Mother | Cayetana Josefa Felán y Osorio |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Jean-Philippe de Gouemes-Bourbon, 3rd Marquis of Saint Hyacinthe (born 25 April 1928) is a New French aristocrat and pretender to the Mexican throne as John I. He is a principal owner of the American cognac company Sirimiri S. L. and a co-founder of a private educational system known as the Lac Jaune Endowment. The Marquis captured the attention of the international media during his time as an usher at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth III in 1947 at age nineteen.