Jean de Forcade, (* before 1635, presumably in Boeil,

Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...

; † 9 November 1684, Pau,

), was a ''Fermier des monnaies de

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

''Chaix d'Est-Ange, Tome 18, Page 31
(in French)
/ref>Charlet & Arbez, Pages 223-264
(in French)
/ref> ( Lessee of the Mints of

and

). He was a descendant of the noble family of Forcade from

in the

Kingdom of Navarre The Kingdom of Navarre (; , , , ), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France. The medieval state took ...

, a Protestant nobleman, but abjured from ProtestantismChaix d'Est-Ange, Tome 18, Page 31
(in French)
/ref> shortly before the end of his life, under intimidation from the policy of harassment of religious minorities through the use of

dragonnades The ''Dragonnades'' were a French government policy instituted by King Louis XIV in 1681 to intimidate Huguenot (Protestant) families into converting to Catholicism. This involved the billeting of ill-disciplined dragoons in Protestant households ...

, created in 1681, to intimidate Huguenots into converting to Catholicism or to leave France, and under the threat of confiscation of properties of

nobles Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristi ...

who did not convert. ''Jean de Forcade'' is the founder of the Forcade-Biaix family line,Jougla de Morenas, Tome 4, Page 28 (in French) through his 1659 acquisition of the noble fief of ''Biaix'' in the city of Pau, and therewith the earliest bearer of the Forcade-Biaix name.

Life and Occupation

The earliest known mention of ''Jean de Forcade'' is in relation to the provision of an office as

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at the Parliament of

on 5 March 1644.SSLAP - Extraits des registres du Conseil Souverain de Pau, du Parlement de Navarre, et de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau XVIe et XVIIe siècles (suite et fin), Tome 35, p. 15
(in French)
/ref> Records for wages and other payments by the ''Chambre des Comptes'' show that ''Jean de Laforcade'' was still a

at the Parliament of Navarre in 1657,AD64, B3925AD64, B3895AD64, B 1453 when he received a reimbursement for the costs of his robe and bonnet for having assisted at the execution of a person condemned to death. He is next mentioned in 1652 in relation to three mints being in position to strike new coins using mills, when the ''Chambre des Comptes de Pau'' (the Court of Finances of Pau) granted a

license A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

to mint to ''Pierre de Peyré'', who, in turn, subcontracted the production to: ''Jean de Gassie'', legislator at the Parliament of Navarre, who was committed to the mint in Morlaàs and ''Jean Verdoyé'' to the one in Saint-Palais. ''Verdoyé'' was also to ensure the interim succession of ''Richard Lamy'' at the mint in Pau until the arrival of ''Jean de Forcade''. Jean de Forcade was received into the Order of Nobility of the Estates of Béarn as ''Seigneur de Rontignon'' on 30 August 1658AD64, C 722 The fief of

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Communes ...

was originally a part of the '' Marquisate of Gassion''. He was subsequently received into the Order of Nobility of the Estates of Béarn as ''Seigneur de Biaix'' on 10 June 1659.AD64, C 723 The ''Chambre des Comptes de Pau'' renewed the

for the ''Coin Mint of Navarre and Béarn'', for a fee of 11,100

livres The (; ; abbreviation: ₶.) was one of numerous currencies used in medieval France, and a unit of account (i.e., a monetary unit used in accounting) used in Early Modern France. The 1262 monetary reform established the as 20 , or 80.88 gr ...

on 11 July 1659. The official

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of the

was ''Daniel d'Arripe'', which was, in fact, the d.b.a. used by the three associates: ''Jean de Gassie'', ''Jeans Daudichon'' and ''Jean de Forcade''. In practice, it seems that only ''Jean de Forcade'' personally exploited one of three mints, namely the one in Saint-Palais. The management of the mints in Pau and

Morlaàs Morlaàs (; Gascon Morlans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is the seat of a canton. After the Roman city of Benearnum (today's Lescar) was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the c ...

was entrusted to ''Robert Fisson'', acting in the quality of a subcontractor or

shareholder A shareholder (in the United States often referred to as stockholder) of a corporation is an individual or legal entity (such as another corporation, a body politic, a trust or partnership) that is registered by the corporation as the legal own ...

proxy. There were numerous problems associated with the minting of coins for

and

, all of which go beyond the scope of this biography. Some were conflicts with the

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and his rulings on autonomy for the regions, others were with regard to the authorities responsible for the production of coins throughout France, and still others were legal issues related to competitors. King Louis XIV of France subsequently ordered the three mints closed. His Counsel issued a ruling on 17 Mar 1661, ordering the immediate closure of mints in Pau,

and Saint-Palais, and the transport of the records of all coins minted at the three mints since the reign of Henry IV by the

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

of the Chambre des Comptes de Pau. The problems, the visits of envoys, the interference of authorities from the Mint of France, and the aforementioned ruling led the three partners to justly conclude that their days were numbered and that the mints in Pau,

and Saint-Palais were indeed doomed for closure, or at best be put to auction in Paris. Nevertheless, for political reasons, the ''Chambre des Comptes de Pau'' was not predisposed to grant the partners a termination of their lease since it would result in a loss of resources for the province. Considering these circumstances, the partners decided to address themselves to the King's Counsel to obtain the termination of their lease and financial relief. On 22 February 1663, the Counsel issued a final ruling declaring the license to ''Daniel d'Aripe'' null and void, retroactively to 30 June 1662, and relieving the partners of the payment of the annual license fee of 11,100

, therewith ending the venture. ''Jean de Forcade'' was an active member of the Protestant church in Pau and also held office on the '' Consistory of Pau'', the local '' Protestant Church Council'' and the authority of the local church. The ''Consistory of Pau'' was composed of thirteen members, consisting of two pastors, ten elders and a dean. The pastors and the dean were permanent members. The elders were nominated and appointed for terms of four years, and rotated one-third at a time. As a result, a total of about forty persons served on the ''Consistory of Pau'' during its existenceSSLAP - Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, Tome 41, p. 33
(in French)
/ref> from 1 January 1668 until 31 July 1681.SSLAP - Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, Tome 41, p. 18
(in French)
/ref> The list of these elders shows many of the same names that are also found in notarized

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, marriage contracts and

parish registers A parish register in an ecclesiastical parish is a handwritten volume, normally kept in the parish church in which certain details of religious ceremonies marking major events such as baptisms (together with the dates and names of the parents), ma ...

related to ''Jean de Forcade'' and his descendants, several of which are families interrelated by marriage. These elders were: ''d'Angoueix, d'Argausse'', two different ''d'Artiguelouve, d'Auture, de Balagué (Balaguer), de Batsalle, de Bruchelles, de Casaux, de Colomiès, de Day, de Duplaà, d'Espalungue'', two different ''de Forcade, de Gassies, de Guiraudet, de Joët, de Jurque, de Lafitte, de Lalana, de Lamothe, de Lanabère, de Lapuyade, de Larriu, de Lème, de Maria, de Mirassor, de Missou, de Nays, de Païssa, de Péfaur, de Saint-Martin, de Saint-Orenx, de Somolon, de Veguier, de Vidal, de Vignau'', and ''de Vignoles''.SSLAP - Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, Tome 41, p. 33
(in French)
/ref> He is named in the minutes of the meeting of the Consistory on 7 April 1669, together with Messieurs ''de Olivier'' and ''de Rival'', Pastors, ''de Vignoles, d'Espalungue, de Mirassor, de Bruchelles, de St.-Orenx, de Duplaa'' and ''de Larriu'', all Elders, and ''de Lostau'', dean.SSLAP - Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, Tome 41, p. 17
(in French)
/ref> He was relieved of his responsibilities as an

elder An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority. Elder or elders may refer to: Positions Administrative * Elder (administrative title), a position of authority Cultural * North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and tr ...

by the body of the ''Consistory of Pau'' on 5 April 1671.SSLAP - Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, Tome 41, pp. 189-19
(in French)
/ref>

Biaix - The Family Estate

The etymology of the word ''Biaix''Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Diccionari de la llengua catalana, Segona edici�
(in Catalan)
/ref> has its roots in the Catalan language and means ''oblique'' or ''biais'', in the sense of ''not expressed or done in a direct way'' or ''deviates from the expected according to the laws of probability or physics''. The only family known to have carried this

patronym A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

prior to ''Jean de Forcade de Biaix'' was that of ''Pierre de Biaix'', ambassador of the King of Navarre to Paris and to Brussels (1516), secular

Parson A parson is an ordained Christian person responsible for a small area, typically a parish. The term was formerly often used for some Anglican clergy and, more rarely, for ordained ministers in some other churches. It is no longer a formal term d ...

Monein Monein (; oc, Monenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Geography Neighbouring Communes *North: Lahourcade and Pardies *West: Lucq-de-Béarn and Cardesse *South: Estialescq and Lasseube *East: Auberti ...

and of Pau, secular Abbot of Lucq ''(abbé laïc de Lucq)'', elected Bishop of Aire ''(évèque élu d'Aire)'' 1523-26, Chancellor of Foix and

, Chancellor of

and ambassador of Navarre to Spain. The Seigneur of the noble fief of ''Biaix'' paid a tax of 4 feus for the period ending 12 January 1549.SSLAP - Extraits des registres du Conseil Souverain de Pau, du Parlement de Navarre, et de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau XVIe et XVIIe siècles, Tome 35, Pau 1907, pp. 4
(in French)
/ref> Noble ''Jean de Forcade, Seigneur de Rontignon'', purchased the noble fief of ''Biaix'' in Pau on 28 February 1659AD64, E 2048 from ''Gratian von Turon, Seigneur de Beyrie'', for 6,000 Bordeaux

and was admitted on 10 June 1659 to the Order of Nobility of the States of

as ''Seigneur de Biaix''. The noble fief of ''Biaix'' in the city of Pau and another house located on the outskirts of the city, were simultaneously ennobled on 20 September 1521, by letters of Henry II, King of Navarre, for ''Pierre de Biaix'', then

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of Foix and

. Although there are references to his son, also named ''Jean de Forcade de Biaix'', as the ''"

Marquis A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

de Biaix"'', in some Prussian sources published between 1788-1837, there is no evidence that either father or son was ever a

. The noble fief of ''Biaix'' in the city of Pau was not a ''" marquisate"''. Under intimidation from the policy of harassment of religious minorities through the use of

, created in 1681, to intimidate Huguenots into converting to Catholicism or to leave France, and under the threat of confiscation of properties of

who did not convert, both ''Jean de Forcade de Biaix'' and his eldest son, ''Isaac de Forcade de Biaix'', abjured from Protestantism, therewith maintaining possession of ''Biaix''. Following his death in 1684, the property and the right to enter the Order of Nobility of the States of

was passed to ''Isaac de Forcade de Biaix''Picamihl, Tome 1, Page 42
(in French)
/ref> (''Seigneur de Biaix'' 1684-1737). In turn, following his death in 1737, the property and the right to enter the Order of Nobility of the States of

was passed to his eldest son, ''Jean-Jacob de Forcade de Biaix, Seigneur de Biaix'' (1738-?), before the Forcade-Biaix line in France is thought to have extinguished. After various viscitudes of fortune, the second smaller house on the outskirts of Pau, referred to as ''Biaix du faubourg'', in the suburb of ''la Fontaine'', acquired with the main fief on 28 February 1659, was acquired from family ''de Casaus'' on 10 May 1710 by ''Noé Dufau'', merchant furbisher, who was received in the Order of Nobility of the States of

on 28 April 1717 as ''Seigneur de Biaix du faubourg''. Noé Dufau died in 1739 and bequeathed it back to his niece and

Goddaughter In infant baptism and denominations of Christianity, a godparent (also known as a sponsor, or '' gossiprede'') is someone who bears witness to a child's christening and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelon ...

, Jean-Jacob de Forcade de Biaix' daughter, ''Marie-Jeanne de Forcade, Dame de Biaix'', who later married ''Pierre de Casamajor''. This property had a value of 20 livres in the 23 December 1693 estimation of house values by the City of Pau.AD64, C 1047SSLAP - Recherches sur la ville de Pau, Tome 17, p. 30
(in French)
/ref> Because ''Biaix'' was acquired in 1659, any reference to parents or grandparents in this family line with ''de Biaix'' as a part of the name are in error.

Family

Parents

''Jean de Forcade'' was the son of ''Isacq de Forcade'' (* Before 1601), from Boeil, and ''Marie de Bordes'', from

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, who married by notarized contract at the Notary ''Nicolas de Lavie'' in

on 26 March 1624.AD64, E 1756, f° 142 (in Béarnese) ''Isacq de Forcade'', in turn, was the son of ''Pierre de Forcade'',

Lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

, Guardian of Mint of Pau (''Garde en la monnaie de Pau'')SSLAP, Extraits des Registres de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau, Tome 16, p. 16
(in French)
/ref> and his wife ''Marie de Maserolles''. ''Marie de Bordes'' was the daughter of ''Pierre de Bordes'',

and Special

Prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the Civil law (legal system), civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the ...

for the District of

, and his wife, ''Marie de Foron''. There is no document that names the parents of ''Jean de Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix''. There is no birth or baptism record. His parents are not named in his marriage record at the Protestant Temple in

on 23 December 1659, nor are they named in his marriage contract made at the Notary ''Jean d'Agoeuix'' in Pau on 12 February 1660. The evidence linking him as the son of ''Isacq de Forcade'' is nonetheless strong, if not conclusive. ''Jean de Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix'', assisted at the marriage by notarized contract at the Notary ''Jean d'Agoeuix'' in Pau, between ''Pierre de Bordes, Seigneur de Rontignon'', and Damoiselle ''Marie de Belça'' on 11 December 1661. In this contract, he is confirmed to be a cousin of ''Pierre de Bordes''. ''...11 December 1661: Marriage contract between Noble''
''Pierre de Bordes, Seigneur de Rontignon, and''
''Damoiselle Marie de Belça, daughter of the late Mr.''
''Pierre de Belca,

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and dean in''
''the court of the Parliament of

, who made''
''out his will on 29 June 1654, and made a

codicil Codicil may refer to: * Codicil (will), subsequent change or modification of terms made and appended to an existing trust or will and testament * A modification of terms made and appended to an existing constitution, treaty, or standard form c ...

''
''on 10 May 1660. The Seigneur de Bordes was''
''assisted by: Messire Jean

de Gassion''
''counsellor to the King on both his state and''
''private councils, and President of the Court of the''
''Parliament of

, Noble Arnaud de Bordes,''
''Seigneur de la Salle, his brother, Noble Jean de''
''Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix, Noble Henry d'Arrosès,''
'' Seigneur d'Idernes, his cousins. Demoiselle de''
''Belça was assisted by: Noble Pierre de Belça, a''
''

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at the Court f the Parliament of Navarre''
''and Jean-Louis of Belça, her brothers, Damoiselle''
''Claude de Belça, her sister, Messire Bernard de''
''Saint-Martin, Viscount d'Echaux. ...''AD64, E 2049, f° 167RBNL - Armorial général de 1696, Béarn, Tome 5, pp. 172-17
(in French)
/ref>

Marriage and Children

''Jean de Forcade'' married 23 December 1659 at the Protestant Temple in

with ''Madeleine de Lanne''Chaix d'Est-Ange (1922), Tome 18, p. 31
(in French)
/ref> († aft. 1701), daughter of Ramon de Lanne,

bourgeois The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...

in Pau. The couple had at least 14 children together. Among them, Isaac (1660), Sophie Philippine (1661–1730), Jean who follows (1663), Marie (1662–1732),Laborde (1914), p. 2
(in French)
/ref>AD64, Pau Sépultures 1727–1732, f° 7

/ref>) Magdelaine (1668), Abraham (1670), Armand (1671), Marthe (1673–1731)Laborde (1914), p. 2
(in French)
/ref>AD64, Pau Sépultures 1727–1732, f° 7

/ref>), Pierre (1673), Marthe (1676), Paul (1677–1705),Laborde (1914), p.
(in French)
/ref>AD64, Pau Sépultures 1692–1711, f° 20

/ref> Henri (1678), Jacques (1681) and Anne (1682). * ''

Jean de Forcade de Biaix Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix,''Ve ...

'', (* 14 December 1663,Kroener, Page 169 (in German) Pau in

;König, Band 1, Page 42
(in German)
/ref> † 2 February 1729,König, Band 1, Page 43
(in German)
/ref>Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 17
(in German)
/ref>Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39
(in German)
/ref> Berlin) who left

and became a Royal Prussian Lieutenant General. He was the Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment (1716–29), Commandant of the Royal Residence in Berlin (1722–29) during the reign of King

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, '' Gouverneur militaire de Berlin'' (1713–29) and a Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. He married the

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ess ''Juliane von Honstedt'', from the noble house of Erdeborn, on 15 April 1697. She was the daughter of Major General ''Quirin, Erbherr ( Allod) von Honstedt,Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 43
(in German)
/ref>Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 5, Page 24
(in German)
/ref>

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of Sulzau, Weikenburg and Erdeborn,'' and his wife ''Maria Magdalena Streiff von Löwenstein, of Falkenau, Diedenhosten and Bacour''.

Other family

* ''Nicolas de La Forcade'',

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from

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, Canton of Laruns, in the

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married by notarized contract with ''Suzanne du Plàa'' on 25 July 1657. He was assisted by

Messieurs ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respe ...

''Daniel, Ruben, Martin and Pierre de La Forcade'', his brothers, by Damoiselle ''Marie d'Arripes'', his mother, ''David and Daniel d'Arripe'',Charlet & Arbez, p. 23
(in French)
/ref> his first cousins, and ''Pierre du Pont'', his brother-in-law.Jaurgain/Maluquer, Armorial de Béarn Tome II, p. 50
(in French)
/ref> ''Nicolas de La Forcade'',

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and

in Pau married in a second marriage with ''Marie de Vignau'', from

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, daughter of Noble ''Samson de Vignau'' and of ''Marguerite du Pac''.Jaurgain/Maluquer, Armorial de Béarn Tome II, p. 22
(in French)
/ref> ''Pierre de Laforcade'', Notary at the Seneschalty of Oloron, and David d'Arripe were present at the writing of the

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of ''Henry de Lacroix'', a painter from Paris, resident in Oloron for forty years, on 12 July 1663.AD64, E 1825, f° 341SSLAP - Notes pour servir à l'histoire des artistes en Béarn, Tome 3, p. 14
(in French)
/ref> ''Nicolas de La Forcade'',

and

from Pau, assisted ''Camille de Vignau'' at her marriage by notarized contract on 14 July 1682 to ''Jean d'Abbadie'',

, from

, together with, among others, ''Suzanne and Marie de Bizanos'', her full sisters.AD64, E 2055, f° 135

Notes

References

* Archives Départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Série E: Notaires et tabellions, Pau, Jean d'Agoeix, E2048. * Chaix d'Est-Ange, Gustave:, ''Dictionnaire des Familles françaises anciennes ou notables à la fin du XIXe siècle: FEL - FOR, Tome 18'', 1922, Pages 315-316
(in French)
* Charlet, Christian & Arbez, Fernand: Revue Numismatique, ''Fermeture et réouverture des monnaies de Navarre et Béarn en 1662-1663'', 1997, Volume 6, Issue 152, Pages 223-264
(in French)
* Dufau de Maluquer, Armand de & Jaurgain, Jean de: ''Armorial de Béarn, 1696-1701 : extrait du recueil officiel dressé par ordre de Louis XIV ous la direction de C. d'Hozier/ texte publié d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliothèque nationale et accompagné de notes bigraphiques, historiques et généalogiques, Tome 2'', Pau 1893, Pages 473-474
(in French)
* Institut d'Estudis Catalans: ''Diccionari de la llengua catalana, Segona edició'
(in Catalan)
* Jougla de Morenas, Henri: ''Grand Armorial De France. Catalogue Général des Armoiries des Familles Nobles de France. Comprenant les blasons des familles ayant possédé des charges dans le royaume et de celles ayant fait enregistrer leurs armoiries en 1696. De la noblesse de l'empire des anoblissements de la restauration. Donnant les tableaux généalogiques de familles confirmées dans leur noblesse entre 1660 et 1830. FIE - FOR, Tome 4'', 1939, Pages 28–29
(in French)
* König, Anton Balthasar: ''Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militairpersonen, welche sich in Preußischen Diensten berühmt gemacht haben: A - F'', Band 1, Pages 429-432
(in German)
* Kroener, Bernhard: ''Potsdam: Staat, Armee, Residenz in der preussisch-deutschen Militärgeschichte.'' (in German) * Picamilh, Charles de: ''Statistique générale des Basses-Pyrénées, Tome 1'', Page 421
(in French)
* RBNL - Revue de Béarn, Navarre et Lannes : partie historique de la Revue des Basses-Pyrénées et des Landes, ''Armorial général de 1696, Béarn, numéros 1 à 39 et 41 à 43, par MM. Dufau de Maluquer et Jaurgain.'' aka Armorial de Béarn 1696-1701 Tome 3, Tome 5, Paris 1887
pp. 101-220 (in French)
* SSLAP - Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau: Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau, ''Extraits des registres de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau suite (1).'', IIème Série, Tome 16, Pau 1886-87, pp. 120–132 & 155-22
(in French)
* SSLAP - Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau: Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau, ''Recherches sur la ville de Pau. Dénomination des rues de Pau, par M. Lacaze'', IIème Série, Tome 17, Pau 1887-1888, pp. 159–33
(in French)
* SSLAP - Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau: Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau, ''Extraits des registres du Conseil Souverain de Pau, du Parlement de Navarre, et de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau XVIe et XVIIe siècles (suite et fin), publiés et annotés par M. A. de Defau de Maluquer.'', IIème Série, Tome 35, Pau 1907, pp. 1–20
(in French)
* SSLAP - Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau: Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau, ''Le Livre du Consistoire de Pau, par le pasteur Alfred Cadier.'', IIème Série, Tome 41, Pau 1914, pp. 125–28
(in French)
* Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von: ''Neues preußisches Adelslexicon oder genealogische und diplomatische Nachrichten von den in der preussischen Monarchie ansässigen oder zu derselben in Beziehung stehenden fürstlichen, gräflichen, freiherrlichen und adeligen Häusern mit der Angabe ihrer Abstammung, ihres Besitzthums, ihres Wappens und der aus ihnen hervorgegangenen Civil- und Militärpersonen, Helden, Gelehrten und Künstler: E - H, Band 2,'' 1836, Pages 179-180
(in German)
* Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von: ''Neues preußisches Adelslexicon oder genealogische und diplomatische Nachrichten von den in der preussischen Monarchie ansässigen oder zu derselben in Beziehung stehenden fürstlichen, gräflichen, freiherrlichen und adeligen Häusern mit der Angabe ihrer Abstammung, ihres Besitzthums, ihres Wappens und der aus ihnen hervorgegangenen Civil- und Militärpersonen, Helden, Gelehrten und Künstler: P - Z, Band 4,'' 1837, Pages 390-392
(in German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forcade, Jean de, Seigneur de Biaix 1624 births 1684 deaths French nobility People from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques