ANNE EUGENIE (1817) - was born into a wealthy family with aristocratic ancestors. Her father Jacques Milleret family owned 500 acres of woods, fields and streams in Mouselle region. He was a respected man of the business world and owned three banks and was chief tax collector of the area. Later he was elected Deputy of Mouselle region. Her mother Eleonore-Eugenie de Brou was the daughter of a family of aristocratic swordsmen with lands in Belgium and Luxembourg.
The Milleret children studied at home, reading both French and German books from their father's well stocked library. Jacques was a deist rather than Christian and Eleonore-Eugenie was more Christian by tradition than conviction.
They lived a comfortable life but also learned courage, self-control and a certain austerity.
The Milleret children studied at home, reading both French and German books from their father's well stocked library. Jacques was a deist rather than Christian and Eleonore-Eugenie was more Christian by tradition than conviction.
They lived a comfortable life but also learned courage, self-control and a certain austerity.