Birth of Pierre-Philippe MARETT in England
Having been sent to fight for the English Army on French soil, he was captured and imprisoned in Cognac in the 1790s.
He fell seriously ill during his imprisonment, and, lacking means to treat him, the prison administration agreed in 1794 to allow Mr. Martell senior to house him in order to provide care.
During his stay with the Martell family, he was introduced to the world of Cognac, settled in the region, and married the daughter of an important family in the area: Marie-Mauricette Rambaud de Mareuil.
He decided in 1822 to create his trading house MARETT and used as a symbol a part of his wife's coat of arms: a black armed lion.
With its origins and connections abroad, particularly in England, the company quickly gained an international reputation by being represented in major cities around the world: Melbourne, London, New York, Bombay, Copenhagen...
In 1843, following the death of his father, Henry Marett took over the direction of the House with his English partner James Arbouin and the company was renamed ARBOUIN-MARETT & C°.
In 1935, Mr. Musset joined the House and brought in new brands to market: E. Lanquin, Imperial Brandy, Isidore Couprie...
