Background
Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe was born in 1683. His father, Denis Boyer, was a Consul in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.
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Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe was born in 1683. His father, Denis Boyer, was a Consul in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.
He made his fortune by selling furniture and silk in Aix-en-Provence. He became a prosecutor in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in 1726. He was appointed Secretary to King Louis XV of France (1710–1774) on November 11, 1741.
As a result of this appointment, he earned the marquisate of Fonscolombe (inherited by all his direct male heirs).
Personal life
Jean-Baptiste-Laurent Boyer de Fonscolombe. Luc Boyer de Fonscolombe.
Jean-Baptiste Boyer de Fonscolombe. Joseph Boyer de Fonscolombe.
Antoine Boyer de Fonscolombe.
In 1720, he commissioned the Château de Fonscolombe in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, listed as a monument historique since 1989. He died in 1743. Étienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe (1772–1853) and Emmanuel de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) were two of his descendants.