André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques explained

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques
Birth Date:1676
Death Date:1744
Nationality:French
Occupation:Président à mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence
Spouse:Anne de Citrany
Children:Jean-Joseph-Augustin d'Arbaud
Bache-Alexandre d'Arbaud

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676–1744) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and public official.

Biography

Early life

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud was born in 1676.[1] His father was Jacques Arbaud.

Career

He received the hereditary marquisate of Jouques in 1702, as well as the Lordship of Gardanne.[2]

He served as an Advisor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[1] [3] In 1740, he served as its Président à mortier.[1] [3]

After his widowed mother purchased the Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues on the Cours Mirabeau in 1695, he purchased the adjacent Hôtel de Séguiran and converted both hôtels particuliers into the Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques designed by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683-1758).[3] [4] It is now listed as a monument historique. Moreover, his portrait was painted by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon (1700–1785).[5]

Personal life

In 1697, he married Anne de Citrany, daughter of Joseph de Citrany.[1] [2] They had four sons:

He died in 1744.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://gw.geneanet.org/garric?lang=en;p=andre+elzeard;n=d+arbaud+de+jouques GeneaNet
  2. Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Auguste-Etienne-Xavier Poisson de La Chabeaussière, Nobiliaire universel de France: ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 1872, pp. 492-493 https://books.google.com/books?id=VNuNmKLhMkgC&dq=%22Andr%C3%A9-Elz%C3%A9ard+d%27Arbaud%22&pg=PA493
  3. René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 24 https://books.google.com/books?id=_NYfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22H%C3%B4tel+d%27Arbaud-Jouques%22
  4. http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-hp-mirabeau.htm Aix-en-Provence Tourism: HOTEL ARBAUD-JOUQUES
  5. Daniel Chol, Michel François Dandré-Bardon, ou, L'apogée de la peinture en Provence au XVIIIe siècle, Edisud, 1987, p. 29 https://books.google.com/books?id=KiJGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Andr%C3%A9-Elz%C3%A9ard+d%27Arbaud%22