Parlement of Aix-en-Provence
The Parliament 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.[1] Two decades later, in 1501, King Louis XII of France (1462–1515) established the Parliament of Provence in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3] By 1535, the powers of the seneschal of Provence were given to the Parliament of Aix.[3] It was modeled after the Parliament of Paris.[1] It set administrative and regulatory guidelines for Provence.[1][3] It was also in charge of police and healthcare, as well as the oversight of boarding houses, prostitution, religious freedom, etc.[1][3] At times, the Parliament was closer to the King of France or the Pope, depending on its wishes.[3] For example, in 1590, when it refused to follow Henry IV of France (1553–1610), the King established another parliament in Pertuis.[4]
It comprised first presidents, présidents à mortier, advisors, general advocates, advocates for the poor, etc. By 1604, it became legal to purchase a hereditary position and pass it on to one's male heirs.[1] By 1789, only 6% were commoners, the rest of which were aristocrats.[1] A third were only recently ennobled, even though by 1769 it became practically impossible to join the Parliament if one failed to have four aristocratic ancestors.[1]
It was dismantled in September 1790, during the French Revolution.[1][3][5]
First Presidents
- 1501-1502: Michel Riccio (1445-1515)
- 1502-1507: Antoine Mulet
- 1507-1509: Accurse Maynier
- 1509-1530: Gervais de Beaumont
- 1530-1531: Thomas Cuisinier
- 1531-1541: Barthélemy de Chasseneuz
- 1541-1544: Guillaume Garçonnet
- 1544-1557: Jean Maynier
- 1557-1564: Jean-Augustin de Foresta (1520-1588)
- 1564-1590: Bernard Prévot
- 1590-1599: Artus de Prunières
- 1599-1616: Guillaume du Vair
- 1616-1621: Marc-Antoine d'Escalis
- 1621-1632: Vincent-Anne de Forbin-Maynier
- 1632-1636: Hélie Lainé
- 1636: Guillaume de Fieubet
- 1636-1642: Joseph de Bernet
- 1644-1655: Jean de Mesgrigni
- 1665-1671: Henri de Forbin-Maynier
- 1674-1690: Arnoul Marin
- 1690-1710: Pierre-Cardin Lebret
- 1710-1735: Cardin Lebret (1675-1734)
- 1735-1747: Jean-Baptiste des Gallois de La Tour
- 1748-1771: Charles Jean-Baptiste des Gallois de La Tour
- 1775-1790: Charles Jean-Baptiste des Gallois de La Tour
Président à mortier
- 1542: Jean Maynier d'Oppède
- 1543: François de La Fonds (also Lafont)
- 1553: Rémy Ambroix
- 1554: Jean-Augustin de Foresta
- 1554: Louis Puget de Fuveau
- 1558: François de Pérussis de Lauris
- 1559: Gaspard Garde de Vins
- 1568: Louis de Coriolis
- 1573: Boniface de Pellicot
- 1575: Claude de Pérussis
- 1575: Robert de Montcalm
- 1585: François d'Estienne de Saint-Jean
- 1585: Louis Chaine (also Chène)
- 1587: Raimond de Piolenc
- 1595: Marc-Antoine Escalis
- 1600: Laurent de Coriolis de Corbières
- 1604: Joseph Aimar de Montlaur
- 1610: Honoré Aimar de Montsallier (also Aymar)
- 1613: Jean-Baptiste Chaine
- 1615: Vincent-Anne de Forbin-Mainier d'Oppède
- 1616: Jean-Louis Monier de Châteaudeuil
- 1621: Gabriel Estienne de Saint-Jean
- 1622: Antoine Séguiran de Bouc
- 1624: Jean-Baptiste Forbin de la Roque-d'Anthéron
- 1630: Jean-Augustin Foresta de la Roquette
- 1632: Louis de Paule
- 1643: Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse (1612-1687)
- 1625: Honoré de Coriolis
- 1644: Lazare du Chaine de la Roquette
- 1645L Henri de Forbin-Maynier d'Oppède
- 1645: Melchior de Forbin de la Roque
- 1650: Louis de Cormis de Bregançon
- 1651: Pierre de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse
- 1655: Henri d'Escalis de Sabran de Bras
- 1662: Auguste Thomas de la Garde
- 1662: Jean de Simiane de la Cepède de la Coste
- 1673: Jean-Baptiste de Forbin-Maynier d'Oppède
- 1674: Gaspard Grimaldy de Régusse
- 1674: Claude Milan de Cornillon
- 1686: Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves
- 1690: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse
- 1694: Silvy Raousset de Boulbon
- 1694: Antoine Albert du Chaine de Saint-Martin-d'Alignosc
- 1694: Pierre-Joseph de Laurens de Saint-Martin de Pallières
- 1699: François Boyer de Bandol
- 1702: Jean-Baptiste Thomassin de Saint-Paul
- 1702: Jean-Baptiste de Maliverny
- 1702: Honoré-Henri de Piolenc
- 1705: Jean-Estienne de Thomassin de Saint-Paul
- 1709: Pierre-Joseph de Laurent de Saint-Martin de Pallières
- 1712: Pierre de Coriolis d'Espinouse
- 1718: Cosme-Maximilien-Marcelin-Louis-Joseph de Valbelle de Sainte-Tulle
- 1718: Zacharie de Raousset de Boulbon
- 1720: Charles de Grimaldi-Régusse
- 1724: Charles-Louis-Sextius de Grimaldi-Régusse
- 1731: Joseph-Claude de Maliverny
- 1731: Jean-Louis-Gabriel de Thomassin de Saint-Paul
- 1733: Jean-Baptiste Bruny d'Entrecasteaux
- 1736: François-Charles-Xavier de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse
- 1740: André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676-1744)
- 1740: Gaspard de Gueidan (1688-1767)
- 1742: Louis de Thomassin de Peynier
- 1746: Jules-François-Paul Fauris de Saint-Vincens
- 1747: Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste de Boyer d'Eguilles
- 1748: Jean-Luc de Thomassin de Peynier
- 1756: Joseph-Étienne de Thomassin de Saint-Paul
- 1756: Bruno-Paul-Théodore Bruny d'Entrecasteaux (also Pierre-Paul-Théodore)
- 1766: Pierre de Laurens de Peyrolles
- 1767: Michel-Antoine d'Albert de Saint-Hippolyte
- 1768: André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques II (1737-1793)
- 1776: Jean-Louis-Martin Arlatan de Montaud
- 1776: François-Marie-Jean-Baptiste de Cabre
- 1777: Jean-Baptiste Jérome Bruny de la Tour-d'Aigues
- 1782: Alexandre de Fauris de Saint-Vincens (1750-1815)
- 1782: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-Guillaume-Bruno Bruny d'Entrecasteaux
- 1782: Michel-Gabriel-Albert d'Albert de Saint-Hippolyte
Counsellors
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Monique Cubells, Le Parlement de Provence, Cite du Livre
- ^ Noël Coulet, 'D'un parlement à l'autre (1415-1501)', in Le parlement de Provence : 1501-1790, Aix-en-Provence: Publications de l'Université de Provence, 2002, p. 19
- ^ a b c d e f Archives 13
- ^ Pierre Miquel, Les Guerres de religion, Paris: Club France Loisirs, 1980, p. 367
- ^ Charles de Ribbe, Pascalis - Étude sur la fin de la Constitution provençale, 1787-1790, Dentu, 1854, p. 241