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André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques
Born1676
Died1744
NationalityFrench
OccupationPrésident à mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence
SpouseAnne de Citrany
ChildrenJean-Joseph-Augustin d'Arbaud
Bache-Alexandre d'Arbaud

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676–1744) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and public official.

Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques in Aix-en-Provence

Biography

Early life

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud was born in 1676. His father was Jacques Arbaud.

Career

He received the hereditary marquisate of Jouques in 1702, as well as the Lordship of Gardanne.

He served as an Advisor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence. In 1740, he served as its Président à mortier.

After his widowed mother purchased the Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues on the Cours Mirabeau in 1695, he purchased the adjacent Hôtel de Séguiran and converted both hôtels particuliers into the Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques designed by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683-1758). It is now listed as a monument historique. Moreover, his portrait was painted by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon (1700–1785).

Personal life

In 1697, he married Anne de Citrany, daughter of Joseph de Citrany. They had four sons:

He died in 1744.

References

  1. ^ GeneaNet
  2. ^ Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Auguste-Etienne-Xavier Poisson de La Chabeaussière, Nobiliaire universel de France: ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 1872, pp. 492-493
  3. ^ René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 24
  4. Aix-en-Provence Tourism: HOTEL ARBAUD-JOUQUES Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Daniel Chol, Michel François Dandré-Bardon, ou, L'apogée de la peinture en Provence au XVIIIe siècle, Edisud, 1987, p. 29
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