Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse
Born January 30, 1655
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died January 12, 1712 (aged 56)
Espinouse
Nationality French
Occupation Public official

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse (1655-1712) was a French aristocrat and public official.

Biography

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.[1][2][3] 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.[3] His mother was named Louise d'Oraison.[1][3]

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.[1][4]

Personal life

He married Elisabeth Catherine Grimaldi.[1][3] They had a son and a daughter:

François Charles Xavier de Coriolis d'Espinouse remarried in 1759 to Antoinette de Montcalm-Gozon (1737-1799).[1] They had a son:

He died on January 12, 1712 in Espinouse.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 GeneaNet
  2. Prosper Cabasse, Essais historiques sur le parlement de Provence: depuis son origine jusqu'à sa suppression, 1501 - 1790, Pihan Delaforest, 1826, Volume 1, p. xliv
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Family tree
  4. Monique Cubells, La Provence des Lumières: Les parlementaires d'Aix au 18° siècle, Paris: Maloine S.A. éditeur, 1984