Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: François-Léon Clergue akaberekerwa muLavaur musi wa 23 Zvita 1825 semwana wekutanga pavana vatatu kuna Jean-Louis-François-Frédéric Clergue (1798-1872) naRose Amilhau (1797-1867); rubhabhatidzo rwake rwakapembererwa nguva pfupi aberekwa muzita re "François-Auguste-Léon. Baba vake - munyori womutemo akazvipira - vakamupa kuna Mai Vakaropafadzwa pashure pokuberekwa kwake. Amai vake gare gare vakawana zita remadunhurirwa rokuti "La Vendéenne" muna 1830 pashure pokunge
mhirizhonga paakatora mureza weshanduko kubva kuvamwe vachiri kuyaruka vachiuperekedza mumigwagwa. Mukoma wake aiva Ciprien-Célestin uye hanzvadzi yake yaiva Marie Jeanne Mélanie (1833-1872) avo vose vakamutangira. Munun'una wake akafira muIstanbul paaiva mubasa remauto zvichitevera kubviswa gumbo rake rokurudyi.