Joseph Gaspard de Gueidan Anne Adélaïde de Gueidan Catherine de Gueidan Pierre Claude Secret de Gueidan Étienne Alexandre de Gueidan Timoléon de Gueidan
His family were bourgeois from Reillanne.[1][2] His grandfather Gaspard Gueidan (1616-1697), married to Catherine Brémond, purchased a position at the Court of Finances, thus becoming a member of the French aristocracy.[2][5] His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.[6]
Career
He entered the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence, where he served as Advocate General, protecting the concerns of the elite.[2][6][7] By the 1730s, his speeches were printed.[2] In 1740, he became Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix.[2][6][7]
He married Angélique de Simiane, daughter of Joseph marquis de Simiane and Marguerite de Valbelle, on 24 March 1724.[6] They had six children:
Joseph Gaspard de Gueidan (1725-1784). His second wife was Henriette de Félix d'Ollières. They had a son:
Alphonse de Gueidan (1783-1853). He married Joséphine Sibillot.
After Joseph's death, Henriette married Jules Lemercier de Maisoncelle de Richemond (1803-1882). After his death, she donated the Château de Valabre to the city of Gardanne.
Anne Adélaïde de Gueidan (1725-1786). She married Pierre Louis de Demandolx La Palud on 24 January 1745. She was also the mistress of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) by some accounts.[10]
Catherine de Gueidan (1728-1759). She married Claude de Prats on 4 August 1749.
Pierre Claude Secret de Gueidan (1733-unknown). He became a Knight of Malta.
Étienne Alexandre de Gueidan (1735-unknown). He also became a Knight of Malta.
Timoléon de Gueidan (1744-unknown). He also became a Knight of Malta.
He died on 23 February 1767 in Aix-en-Provence.
Bibliography
Gaspard de Gueidan, Discours prononcés au Parlement de Provence par un de messieurs les avocats généraux (Volumes 1 and 2, chez Quillau, 1739).[11]
Gaspard de Gueidan, Discours prononcés au Parlement de Provence par un de messieurs les avocats généraux (Volume 2, 1741).[12]
Gaspard de Gueidan, Discours prononcés au parlement de Provence (Volume 3, de Nully, 1753).[13]
Gaspard de Gueidan, Discours prononcés au parlement de Provence (Volume 5, 1762).[14]
References
12Monique Cubells, La Provence des lumières: Les parlementaires d'Aix au XVIIIe siècle, Paris: Maloine, 1984, p. 42
1234567Christian Wieland (ed.), Jörn Leonhard (ed.), What Makes the Nobility Noble?: Comparative Perspectives from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011 p. 283
