De Castella was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, eldest son of Dr. Jean François Paul de Castella, and his second wife Eleonore, née de Riaz.[1] He was a descendant of the Seigneurs de Castella, a noble family from Gruyère.[2][3] De Castella was educated in Fribourg by Jesuits; he went to Germany and in 1843 to France. There he studied architecture for a number years and was naturalized.[1] He served with the 1st Regiment of the Chasseurs from December 1848 to December 1853.[1]
Australiaedit
Hubert visited his brother Paul in Victoria, arriving in Melbourne aboard the Marlborough on 23 March 1854.[1] Hubert formed a partnership with Frédéric Guillaume de Pury running cattle, but returned to Switzerland in January 1856 for family reasons.[1] Hubert returned to Victoria and finally settled there in 1862, when he purchased three thousand acres of land in the parish of Yering, Victoria, and commenced planting the now famous St. Hubert's vineyard.[4] About 1875 he formed a limited company, under which the vineyard was carried on until 1879, when Andrew Rowan joined him as partner in the firm of De Castella and Rowan. In the early 1890s, the vineyard produced an average of seventy thousand to eighty thousand gallons of wine annually.[4]
Late life and legacyedit
In 1886 de Castella returned to Switzerland after the partnership with Rowan broke up.[1] de Castella returned again to Victoria in November 1906, he died in Ivanhoe, Victoria, on 30 October 1907.[1] de Castella had married Alice Frances, daughter of Robert Pitt Jenkins, MLC, on 9 September 1865. Together they had five sons and five daughters. The oldest son, François Robert de Castella (1867-1953), became a viticulture expert to the government of Victoria.[1] One of the other sons, Jean-Edouard de Castella, lived mainly in Switzerland where he worked as a painter, an illustrator and a glassmaker.
^ abMennell, Philip (1892). "Castella, Hubert de" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
External linksedit
Works by Hubert de Castella at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 01, 1970
hubert, castella, charles, march, 1825, october, 1907, swiss, australian, writer, artist, winemaker, contents, early, life, australia, late, life, legacy, references, external, linksearly, life, editde, castella, born, neuchâtel, switzerland, eldest, jean, fra. Charles Hubert de Castella 27 March 1825 30 October 1907 was a Swiss Australian writer artist and winemaker 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Australia 3 Late life and legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editDe Castella was born in Neuchatel Switzerland eldest son of Dr Jean Francois Paul de Castella and his second wife Eleonore nee de Riaz 1 He was a descendant of the Seigneurs de Castella a noble family from Gruyere 2 3 De Castella was educated in Fribourg by Jesuits he went to Germany and in 1843 to France There he studied architecture for a number years and was naturalized 1 He served with the 1st Regiment of the Chasseurs from December 1848 to December 1853 1 Australia editHubert visited his brother Paul in Victoria arriving in Melbourne aboard the Marlborough on 23 March 1854 1 Hubert formed a partnership with Frederic Guillaume de Pury running cattle but returned to Switzerland in January 1856 for family reasons 1 Hubert returned to Victoria and finally settled there in 1862 when he purchased three thousand acres of land in the parish of Yering Victoria and commenced planting the now famous St Hubert s vineyard 4 About 1875 he formed a limited company under which the vineyard was carried on until 1879 when Andrew Rowan joined him as partner in the firm of De Castella and Rowan In the early 1890s the vineyard produced an average of seventy thousand to eighty thousand gallons of wine annually 4 Late life and legacy editIn 1886 de Castella returned to Switzerland after the partnership with Rowan broke up 1 de Castella returned again to Victoria in November 1906 he died in Ivanhoe Victoria on 30 October 1907 1 de Castella had married Alice Frances daughter of Robert Pitt Jenkins MLC on 9 September 1865 Together they had five sons and five daughters The oldest son Francois Robert de Castella 1867 1953 became a viticulture expert to the government of Victoria 1 One of the other sons Jean Edouard de Castella lived mainly in Switzerland where he worked as a painter an illustrator and a glassmaker Publications by de Castella include 1 Les Squatters Australiens Paris 1861 Notes d un Vigneron Australien 1882 John Bull s Vineyard 1886 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Horn K A R Castella Charles Hubert de 1825 1907 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 28 November 2013 Early Lilydale Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian 11 July 1936 Fribourg Le chateau de Delley a b Mennell Philip 1892 Castella Hubert de The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource External links editWorks by Hubert de Castella at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hubert de Castella amp oldid 1220219213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
