Nationality French Name Henri Gautier | Spouse(s) Anne le Gros Died 1757 | |
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Occupation LandownerTreasurer of the Estates of Provence Children Joseph-Antoine de Gautier(Three daughters) | ||
Henri Gautier (1676-1757) was a French aristocrat, landowner and public official.
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Early life
Henri Gautier was born in 1676 in Aix-en-Provence.
Career
He was a clerk to Jean-Claude Guyon, a notary. Later, he served as Treasurer of the Estates of Provence.
He purchased the lands of Le Poet, Vernegues and Valavoire. On April 24, 1724, King Louis XV of France granted him a hereditary title of nobility. In 1730, he purchased the land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau where there was an old watermill and commissioned architect Georges Vallon to design a hotel particulier that came to be known the Hotel du Poet.
Personal life
He was married to Anne le Gros. They had a son and four daughters:
He died in 1757.
References
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