Background
Gaspard de Gueidan was born on April 10, 1688 in Aix-en-Provence. He grew up at the Hôtel de Gueydan, located at 22 on the Cours Mirabeau. His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.
Gaspard de Gueidan was born on April 10, 1688 in Aix-en-Provence. He grew up at the Hôtel de Gueydan, located at 22 on the Cours Mirabeau. His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.
He served as the Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence. He was baptised as a Roman Catholic in the Église de la Madeleine in Aix. His family were bourgeois from Reillanne.
He entered the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence, where he served as Advocate General, protecting the concerns of the elite.
By the 1730s, his speeches were printed. In 1740, he became Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix.
His portrait was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743) in 1738. The painting is based on the character of "Celadon" in L"Astrée by Honoré d"Urfé (1568-1635).
lieutenant is now displayed in the Musée Granet in Aix.
Personal life
They had six children:
Joseph Gaspard de Gueidan (1725-1784). They had a son:
Alphonse de Gueidan (1783-1853). 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 was also the mistress of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) by some accounts.
Catherine de Gueidan (1728-1759). 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 February 23, 1767 in Aix-en-Provence.
He was a member of the Académie de Marseille and dreamt of being elected to the Académie française.