François de Gantès

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François de Gantès
Born1596
Died1679
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Landowner
Military commander

François de Gantès (1596-1679) was a French aristocrat, landowner and military commander.

Biography

Early life

François de Gantès was born to an aristocratic family in 1596.[1][2][3][4] His father, Jacques de Gantès (1567-1631), was Lord of Valbonnette.[2][4]

Career

He inherited the Lordship of Valbonnette from his father.[1][2][5]

He served as a military commander and adviser to King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715).[6] He also served as a General Prosecutor in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence from 1634 to 1674.[1][2][5][7][8]

Personal life

In 1634, he married Jeanne de Croze de Lincel (unknown-1681).[3][5][7][8] They had four children:

Hôtel de Gantès in Aix-en-Provence

In 1660, he commissioned the construction of the Hôtel de Gantès, a hôtel particulier located at 53 bis on the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.[4] It is now listed as a monument historique.

He died in 1679.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Family tree
  2. ^ a b c d Jean-Joseph Expilly, Dictionnaire géographique, historique et politique des Gaules et de la France, Desaint et Saillant, 1764, p. 200 [1]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jacques S. de Herckenrode, Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du comte de Bourgogne, Gyselynck, 1865, p. 795 [2]
  4. ^ a b c Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, Les rues d'Aix: ou, Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne capitale de la Provence, Aubin, 1848, Volume 2, pp. 156-157 [3]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Artefeuil, Histoire héroïque et universelle de la noblesse de Provence. Avec huit grandes cartes armoriales, 1776, p. 449 [4]
  6. ^ Caroline Evans, Florent de Gantès, The New York Times, January 2, 2010
  7. ^ a b Qui comprend le Journal & les Traites de Paix du Regne de Louis XIV, Les libres associes, 1756, p. 33 [5]
  8. ^ a b B. de Maynier, Histoire de la principale noblesse de Provence, avec les observations des erreurs qui y ont été faites par les précédens historiens... un Traité général de la différence de chaque espèce de noblesse... et une explication des monnoyes anciennes qui ont eu cours en Provence, J. David, 1719, p. 138 [6]