Jean-Augustin de Foresta (1520-1588) was a French aristocrat, landowner and lawyer. He served as the Président à mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence in 1554, and as its First President from 1557 to 1564.
Jean-Augustin de Foresta | |
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| Born | 1520 |
| Died | 24 October 1588 Aix-en-Provence |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Landowner Lawyer |
| Spouse | Anne d'Albertas |
| Children | Christophe II de Foresta François de Foresta Jean-Paul I de Foresta Gaspard de Foresta Amiel de Foresta |
| Parent | Christophe de Foresta |
Biography
editEarly life
editJean-Augustin de Foresta was born in 1520.[1] His father, Christophe de Foresta, was an Advisor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[2][3]
Career
editHe inherited the Baronetcy of Trets.[3][4]
He served as the President a mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence in 1554, and then as its First President from 1557 to 1564.[2]
Personal life
editIn 1553, he married Anne d'Albertas, daughter of Amiel (or Amédée) d'Albertas, Lord of Villecroze and First Consul of Marseille, and Françoise Sabateriis.[1][2][3][4] They had five children:
- Christophe II de Foresta (1555-unknown).[1][3] He married the Marquess de Covet de Marignane.[1]
- François de Foresta (1557-1612).[1][3] He married Marguerite de Glandeves.[1]
- Jean-Paul I de Foresta (1564-unknown).[1][3][4] He married Marguerite de Lenche.[1][4]
- Gaspard de Foresta.[1][3] He married Sibylle Bernard.[1]
- Amiel de Foresta.[1]
Death and legacy
editHe died on 24 October 1588 and was buried in the Couvent des Observantins in Aix.[1][2][5] His grandson, Jean-Augustin Foresta de la Roquette, served as the President a mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence in 1630.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l GeneaNet
- ^ a b c d e Louis-Pierre d'Hozier, Antoine-Marie d'Hozier de Sérigny, Armorial Général De La France, Collombat, 1869, Volume 7, Issue 1 pp. 703-704 [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g Robert de Briançon, L'Etat de la Provence, contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans la police, dans la justice, dans l'église et dans la noblesse de cette province, avec les armes de chaque famille, p. 97 [2]
- ^ a b c d Revue historique de la noblesse, 1841, Volume 2, p. 371
- ^ Balthasar de Clapiers-Collongues, Chronologie des officiers des Cours souveraines de Provence, Aix-en-Provence: Édition de la Société d'études provençales, 1909