Gaspard de Gueidan

Gaspard de Gueidan (de Valabre) (1688–1767) was a French aristocrat and lawyer. He served as the Président à mortier of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.

Biography

Early life Gaspard de Gueidan was born on 10 April 1688 in Aix-en-Provence. He grew up at the Hôtel de Gueydan, located at 22 on the Cours Mirabeau. He was baptised as a Roman Catholic in the Église de la Madeleine in Aix.

His family were bourgeois from Reillanne. His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.

Career He entered the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence, where he served as Advocate General, protecting the concerns of the elite. By the 1730s, his speeches were printed. The painting is based on the character of "Celadon" in L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé (1568-1635). Catherine de Gueidan (1728-1759). She married Claude de Prats on 4 August 1749. 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 23 February 1767 in Aix-en-Provence.