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Honoré Boyer De Fonscolombe
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. His father, Denis Boyer, was a Consul in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence. 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. He was appointed Secretary to King Louis XV of France (1710–1774) on 11 November 1741. 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. 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 in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, listed as a monument historique since 1989. In 1743 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Fonscolombe
The Château de Fonscolombe is a château, vineyard and winery in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade. Location It is located at 3301 Route de Saint-Canadet in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, a village 15 km away from Aix-en-Provence. History The castle was built for Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683-1743) in 1720. It is surrounded by a garden with sculptures by Jean-Pancrace Chastel (1726-1793). It has been listed as a monument historique since 1989. Its current owner is Mrs de Saporta (a descendant of Gaston de Saporta). Additionally, the sculptures in the garden and the chapel were listed in 1994. It is open to the public every weekday f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (; oc, Lo Pueg de Santa Reparada) or simply Le Puy is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse, neighbouring Aix-en-Provence to the south and Pertuis to the northeast. It is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. Toponym ''Puy'' derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill. "Sainte Réparade" is probably a corruption of " Sainte Réparate", patron saint of the diocese of Nice, some of whose relics were removed in the 11th century to the parish church of "Saint Maurice of Puy" which later took the name "Chapelle Sainte Réparade". According to legend, Saint Réparade was a young girl martyred in Caesarea during the reign of the Emperor Decius by a Roman Proconsul. Her body was laid in a boat and blown by the breath of angels to the bay now known as the Baie des Anges in Nice. Geography Le Puy-Sainte-Rà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôtel Boyer De Fonscolombe
The Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence. It houses the ''Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale'' of Aix-Marseille University. Location It is located 21, Rue Gaston de Saporta (formerly known as the rue de la Grande Horloge) in Aix-en-Provence. History It was built as two separate houses for the Roman Catholic archbishopry, as it is next door to the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur. In the sixteenth century, it was purchased by two families: a baker, and the de Rascas family. In 1635 and in 1642, Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse (1612-1687) purchased the two townhouses and merged them into one. (He also lived in the Hôtel de Grimaldi-Régusse, another hôtel particulier located at 26, rue de l'Opéra in Aix.) In the eighteenth century, his descendants sold the hotel to the Forbin La Barben family. In 1743 (shortly before his death), Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683-1743) inherited it from his sister.René Borricand, ''Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called ''Aixois'' or, less commonly, ''Aquisextains''. History Aix (''Aquae Sextiae'') was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus, who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gallic oppidum at Entremont. In 102 BC its vicinity was the scene of the Battle of Aquae Sextiae, where the Romans under Gaius Marius defeated the Ambrones and Teutones, with mass suicides among the captured women, which passed into Roman legends of Germani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlement Of Aix-en-Provence
The Parlement of Aix-en-Provence was the provincial '' parlement'' of Provence from 1501 to 1790. It was headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, which served as the ''de facto'' capital of Provence. History The region of Provence became a member of the Kingdom of France in 1481.Monique CubellsLe Parlement de Provence Cite du Livre Two decades later, in 1501, King Louis XII of France (1462–1515) established the Parlement of Provence in Aix-en-Provence. By 1535, the powers of the seneschal of Provence were given to the Parlement of Aix. It was modeled after the Parlement of Paris. It set administrative and regulatory guidelines for Provence. It was also in charge of police and healthcare, as well as the oversight of boarding houses, prostitution, religious freedom, etc. At times, the Parlement was closer to the King of France or the Pope, depending on its wishes. For example, in 1590, when it refused to follow Henry IV of France (1553–1610), the King established another parlement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XV Of France
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) on 15 February 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom. His reign of almost 59 years (from 1715 to 1774) was the second longest in the history of France, exceeded only by his predecessor, Louis XIV, who had ruled for 72 years (from 1643 to 1715). In 1748, Louis returned the Austrian Netherlands, won at the Battle of Fontenoy of 1745. He ceded New France in North America to Great Britain and Spain at the conclusion of the disastrous Seven Years' War in 1763. He incorporated the territories of the Duchy of Lorra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Marquisates
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument Historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage. Both public and privately owned structures may be listed in this way, as well as movable objects. As of 2012 there were 44,236 monuments listed. The term "classification" is reserved for designation performed by the French Ministry of Culture for a monument of national-level significance. Monuments of lesser significance may be "inscribed" by various regional entities. Buildings may be given the classification (or inscription) for either their exteriors or interiors. A monument's designation could be for a building's décor, its furniture, a single room, or even a staircase. An example is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston De Saporta
Gaston de Saporta (28 July 1823 – 26 January 1895) was a French aristocrat, palaeobotanist and non-fiction writer. Biography Early life (Louis Charles Joseph) Gaston de Saporta born in the Château de Montvert in Saint-Zacharie, Var, on July 28, 1823. He was a member of the Provençal nobility. His father was Adolphe Charles François Anne de Saporta (1800-1879) and his mother, Irène Boyer de Fonscolombe de La Mole (1799-1879). He grew up in the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe, a listed hôtel particulier at 21 Rue Gaston de Saporta in Aix-en-Provence, where he resided all his life. Career As a palaeobotanist, he was a supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and showed the transformation of plant species in different eras. He corresponded with Darwin. In 1877, Darwin wrote a supportive letter to Saporta which stated that "your idea that dicotyledonous plants were not developed in force until sucking insects had been evolved seems to me a splendid one." He wrote many b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer De Fonscolombe
Étienne-Laurent-Joseph-Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe (22 July 1772, Aix-en-Provence - 13 February 1853, Aix) was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Hymenoptera and pest insects.Martial Étienne Mulsant Opuscules entomologiques - Volume 2 1853- Page 129 "Étienne-Laurent-Joseph-Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe, dont il est ici question, naquit à Aix (Bouches du Rhône), le 22 juillet 1772. Son père, (4) conseiller au parlement, n'était pas seulement (') Emmanuet-Honoré-Hippolyte de ..." Biography Early life Étienne Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe on 22 July 1772 in Aix-en-Provence, France. He was the son of Emmanuel Honoré Hippolyte de Boyer (1744, Aix, Saint-Sauveur-1810) an aristocrat who studied agronomy, writing on this subject in the ''Mémoires de l'académie d'Aix''. He was educated at the Collège de Juilly. Career Upon finishing his education in 1789, "he had attended meetings of the National Constituent Assembly (France), Constituent Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel De Fonscolombe
Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) was a French aristocrat and composer. Biography Early life Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe was born on 27 October 1810 in Aix-en-Provence. The Boyer de Fonscolombe family became an aristocratic family with his paternal great-great-grandfather Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683–1743), who served as Secretary to King Louis XV of France (1710–1774). His father was Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe (1778–1838) and his mother, Emilie de Cotto (1790-unknown). He had two brothers, Philippe and Ludovic. Gabriel-Barthélemy de Magneval (1751–1821) was his grandfather. Career He was trained as a lawyer, and was an amateur entomologist and botanist. He became a renowned music composer. He wrote an opera, ''Un Prisonnier en Crimée''. He also composed motets, melodies for Roman Catholic Masses, etc. He served as a chapel master in the Église de la Madeleine in Aix. He was friends with composer Félicien David (1810–1876), who honoured him wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1683 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghana), to establish the fort and settlement of Groß Friedrichsburg, in honor of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. The location is later renamed Princes Town, also called Pokesu. * January 6 – The tragic opera '' Phaëton'', written by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault, is premiered at the Palace of Versailles. * January 27 – Gove's Rebellion breaks out in the Province of New Hampshire in North America as a revolt against the Royal Governor, Edward Cranfield. Most of the participants, and their leader Edward Gove, are arrested. Gowe is convicted of treason but pardoned three years later. * February 7 – The opera '' Giustino'' by Giovanni Legrenzi and about the life of the Byzantine Emperor Justin, premieres in Venice. * March 14 – Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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