Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Courcelles
Genealogist and historian
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Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles (14 September 1759 – 24 July 1834) was a French historian and genealogist.[1] He was born in Orléans and died at Saint-Brieuc, now in the Côtes d'Armor département of Brittany. He published several historical and genealogical works, and was a correspondent of the Société académique d'Orléans.[1] He was chief administrator of the charitable Asile Royal de la Providence in Paris, president of the hospices of Orléans, and a knight of the Papal Order of the Golden Spur.[1]
Born
14 September 1759
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles
14 September 1759
Orléans, France
Died24 July 1834 (aged 74)
Occupationsgenealogist, historian
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Courcelles | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles 14 September 1759 Orléans, France |
| Died | 24 July 1834 (aged 74) |
| Occupations | genealogist, historian |
Publications
The principal works of Courcelles are:
- Dictionnaire historique et biographique des généraux français depuis le XIe siècle, Paris: l'auteur, 1820–1823. In nine volumes:
- Dictionnaire universel de la noblesse de France, Paris: au bureau général de la noblesse de France, 1820–1822. In five volumes:
- Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, des grands dignitaires de la couronne, des principales familles nobles du royaume, et des maisons princières de l'Europe, Paris: l'auteur, 1822–1833. In twelve volumes: