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André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques
Born 1676
Died 1744
Nationality French
Occupation Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence
Spouse(s) Anne de Citrany
Children Jean-Joseph-Augustin d'Arbaud
Bache-Alexandre d'Arbaud

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676-1744) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and public official.

André-Elzéard d'Arbaud was born in 1676. His father was Jacques Arbaud.

He received the hereditary marquisate of Jouques in 1702, as well as the Lordship of Gardanne.

He served as an Advisor in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence. In 1740, he served as its Président à mortier.

After his widowed mother purchased the Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues on the Cours Mirabeau in 1695, he purchased the adjacent Hôtel de Séguiran and converted both hôtels particuliers into the Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques designed by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683-1758). It is now listed as a monument historique. Moreover, his portrait was painted by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon (1700–1785).

In 1697, he married Anne de Citrany, daughter of Joseph de Citrany. They had four sons:

He died in 1744.


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