Nationality French Religion Roman Catholic Name Gaspard Gueidan | Occupation Public official Spouse(s) Angelique de Simiane | |
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Children Joseph Gaspard de GueidanAnne Adelaide de GueidanCatherine de GueidanPierre Claude Secret de GueidanEtienne Alexandre de GueidanTimoleon de Gueidan Parent(s) Pierre de GueidanMadeleine de Trets Died February 23, 1767, Aix-en-Provence, France | ||
Gaspard de Gueidan (de Valabre) (1688-1767) was a French aristocrat and lawyer. He served as the President a mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.
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Early life
Gaspard de Gueidan was born on April 10, 1688 in Aix-en-Provence. He grew up at the Hotel de Gueydan, located at 22 on the Cours Mirabeau. He was baptised as a Roman Catholic in the Eglise de la Madeleine in Aix.
His family were bourgeois from Reillanne. His grandfather Gaspard Gueidan (1616-1697), married to Catherine Bremond, purchased a position at the Court of Finances, thus becoming a member of the French aristocracy. His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.
Career
He entered the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence, where he served as Advocate General, protecting the concerns of the elite. By the 1730s, his speeches were printed. In 1740, he became President a mortier of the Parliament of Aix.
He was a member of the Academie de Marseille and dreamt of being elected to the Academie francaise.
His portrait was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743) in 1738. The painting is based on the character of "Celadon" in L'Astree by Honore d'Urfe (1568-1635). It is now displayed in the Musee Granet in Aix.
Personal life
He married Angelique de Simiane, daughter of Joseph marquis de Simiane and Marguerite de Valbelle, on March 24, 1724. They had six children:
After Joseph's death, Henriette married Jules Lemercier de Maisoncelle de Richemond (1803-1882). After his death, she donated the Chateau de Valabre to the city of Gardanne.
He died on February 23, 1767 in Aix-en-Provence.