Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe explained
Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683–1743) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and public official.
Biography
Early life
Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe was born in 1683.[1] His father, Denis Boyer, was a Consul in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[2]
Career
He made his fortune by selling furniture and silk in Aix-en-Provence.
He became a prosecutor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence in 1726.[3] He was appointed Secretary to King Louis XV of France (1710–1774) on 11 November 1741.[4] [5] As a result of this appointment, he earned the marquisate of Fonscolombe (inherited by all his direct male heirs).
Personal life
He was married to Jeanne Carnaud.[6] They had five sons and five daughters:
- Jean-Baptiste-Laurent Boyer de Fonscolombe.
- Luc Boyer de Fonscolombe.
- Jean-Baptiste Boyer de Fonscolombe.
- Joseph Boyer de Fonscolombe.
- Antoine Boyer de Fonscolombe.
In 1720, he commissioned the Château de Fonscolombe[7] in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, listed as a monument historique since 1989.[8] [9] In 1743 (shortly before his death), he also inherited the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe on the Rue de Gaston de Saporta in Aix from his late sister, listed as a monument historique since 1989.[10] [11]
He died in 1743. Étienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe (1772–1853) and Emmanuel de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) were two of his descendants.
Notes and References
- Book: Gloton. Marie-Christine. Martin-Vignes. Nicole. De Saint-Pierre de Rome à Aix-en-Provence: un trésor de l'art italien retrouvé dans le patrimoine aixois. 2005. Musée du Vieil Aix. fr. 978-2-9525155-0-4. 42.
- Book: François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois. Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire et la chronologie des familles nobles de France. 1863. Schlesinger Frères. fr. 29.
- Book: Nicolas-Jules-Henri Gourdon de Genouillac. Albert-Dieudonné-Louis-Fidèle-Emmanuel Piolenc. Nobiliaire du Département des Bouches-du-Rhône: histoire, généalogies. 1863. fr. 56.
- Book: Taupin d'Auge. Armorial de l'épiscopat français. 1850. Librairie nouvelle. fr. 224.
- Book: Pierre-Augustin Guys. Marseille ancienne et moderne. 1786. Vve Duchesne. fr. 43.
- Book: Recueil de mémoires et autres pièces de prose et de vers. 5. 1844. Société des amis des sciences, des lettres, de l'agriculture et des arts. Aix. fr. 182.
- Web site: Château Fonscolombe (rosé et blanc) . L'Ovale . fr . 2020-04-26.
- Web site: Commerces, services : Château de Fonscolombe, LE PUY SAINTE REPARADE . aixenprovencetourism.com . 2013-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214220537/http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/fiche-presentation_commerce-2082-FR-Z-3T4001974-DECOUVRIR.html . 2013-12-14 . dead . fr . 2020-04-26.
- Web site: Château de Fonscolombe . Ministère de la Culture Plateforme . 2019-11-05 . fr . 2020-04-26.
- Web site: L'Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe . Institut de Management Public et de Gouvernance Territoriale . fr . 2020-04-26.
- Book: René Borricand. Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence. 1971. 39 rue Espariat. fr. 58.
