Valcour Aime
Valcour Aime | |
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Portrait by Jacques Amans | |
| Born | François-Gabriel Aime 1797 |
| Died | January 1, 1867 (aged 68–69) Saint James Refinery, St. James Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Burial place | Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans |
| Nationality | Creole-American |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Spouse |
Joséphine Roman (m. 1819) |
| Children | Edwige, Joséphine, Félicité "Emma," Felicie, Gabriel |
François-Gabriel "Valcour" Aime (1797–1867) was an American sugar planter, slave owner, and pioneer in the large-scale refining of sugar. Known as the "Louis XIV of Louisiana," he was reputedly the wealthiest person in the South.
Aime owned a plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, called the St. James Refinery Plantation, but it became known as Le Petit Versailles due to its opulence. (The plantation mansion burned down in 1920.)