Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe


Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe was a French aristocrat, merchant, lawyer and public official.

Biography

Early life

Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe was born in 1683. His father, Denis Boyer, was a Consul in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.

Career

He made his fortune by selling furniture and silk in Aix-en-Provence.
He became a prosecutor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence in 1726. He was appointed Secretary to King Louis XV on 11 November 1741. As a result of this appointment, he earned the marquisate of Fonscolombe.

Personal life

He was married to Jeanne Carnaud. They had five sons and five daughters:
In 1720, he commissioned the Château de Fonscolombe in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, listed as a monument historique since 1989. In 1743, he also inherited the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe on the Rue de Gaston de Saporta in Aix from his late sister, listed as a monument historique since 1989.
He died in 1743. Étienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe and Emmanuel de Fonscolombe were two of his descendants.