Nationality French | Occupation Public official | |
Died 12 January 1712, Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, France |
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse (1655–1712) was a French aristocrat and public official.
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Early life
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse was born in an aristocratic family on January 30, 1655 in Aix-en-Provence. His father, Pierre de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse, served as Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in 1651, and his paternal grandfather, Honoré de Coriolis, did too in 1625, as did his paternal great-grandfather, Laurent de Coriolis de Corbières, in 1600, and his paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis de Coriolis, in 1568. His mother was named Louise d'Oraison.
Career
Following in his family footsteps, he served as Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence from 1690 to 1694, after Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves (1648–1722) and before Silvy Raousset de Boulbon.
Personal life
He married Elisabeth Catherine Grimaldi. They had a son and a daughter:
François Charles Xavier de Coriolis d'Espinouse remarried in 1759 to Antoinette de Montcalm-Gozon (1737–1799). They had a son:
He died on January 12, 1712, in Espinouse.