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 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. ...

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/ref> The Boyer de Fonscolombe family became an aristocratic family with his paternal great-great-grandfather

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. C ...

(1683–1743), who served as Secretary to King

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 ...

(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

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s, 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 Félicien-César David (13 April 1810 – 29 August 1876) was a French composer. Biography Félicien David was born in Cadenet, and began to study music at the age of five under his father, whose death when the boy was six left him an impoverish ...

(1810–1876), who honoured him with two of his songs: ''"Eden'' and ''Moïse au Sinaï''. He was made a hereditary

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

by Emperor

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

(1808–1873) on 1 August 1864.

Personal life

He was married to Anne Salavy, daughter of Jacques-Henri Salavy and granddaughter of politician Jean-Honoré Salavy (1749–1823). They had two sons: *Charles Henri Boyer de Fonscolombe (1838–1907). He married Alice de Romanet de Lestrange (1847–1933), daughter of Théodore de Romanet de Lestrange (1823–1900) and Caroline de Lestrange (1824–1905). They had a son and a daughter: **Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (1874-unknown). He married Yvonne Gavoty (1883–1965), daughter of Charles Gavoty (1843–1930) and Delphine Jacques (1856–1928). They had a daughter and a son: ***Sabine Boyer (1910–2004). She married Bernard Guillaume de Sauville de la Presle (1907–2008). ***Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (born 1912). **Marie Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (1875–1972). She married Jean Marc Martin de Saint-Exupéry (1863–1904), the son of Jean Louis Fernand de Saint-Exupéry (1833–1919) and Alix Elisabeth Blouquier de Trélan (1843–1906). They had five children: ***Magdeleine de Saint-Exupéry (1897–1926). ***Simone de Saint-Exupéry (1898–1978). ***

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (, , ; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of s ...

(1900–1944). He was an aviator and the author of ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

''. ***François de Saint-Exupéry (1902–1917). ***Gabrielle de Saint-Exupéry (1903–1986). *Fernand Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe (1841-unknown). He resided with his family in the Château de La Môle, a castle in La Môle belonging to the Boyer de Fonscolombe family since 1770. They also lived in a family hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence: the

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 ...

, now listed as a

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 coll ...

, located at 21 rue Gaston de Saporta. He died on 21 March 1875 in Aix-en-Provence.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:de Fonscolombe, Emmanuel 1810 births 1875 deaths People from Aix-en-Provence People from Var (department) French male composers 19th-century French composers 19th-century French male musicians