Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe

Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683–1743) 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 was appointed Secretary to King Louis XV (1710–1774) on 11 November 1741. As a result of this appointment, he earned the marquisate of Fonscolombe (inherited by all his direct male heirs). They had five sons and five daughters: Jean-Baptiste-Laurent Boyer de Fonscolombe. in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, listed as a monument historique since 1989. In 1743 (shortly before his death), 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 (1772–1853) and Emmanuel de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) were two of his descendants.