Emmanuel de Fonscolombe
| Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe | |
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| Born | 1810 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Died | 1875 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Children | Charles Henri Boyer de Fonscolombe Fernand Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe |
| Parent(s) | Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe Emilie de Cotto |
Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) was a French aristocrat and composer.
Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe was born on October 27, 1810 in Aix-en-Provence. The Boyer de Fonscolombe family became an aristocratic family with his paternal great-great-grandfather Honoré Boyer de Fonscolombe (1683–1743), who served as Secretary to King Louis XV of France (1710–1774). His father was Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe (1778–1838) and his mother, Emilie de Cotto (1790-unknown). He had two brothers, Philippe and Ludovic.Gabriel-Barthélemy de Magneval (1751–1821) was his grandfather.
He was trained as a lawyer, and was an amateur entomologist and botanist.
He became a renowned music composer. He wrote an opera, Un Prisonnier en Crimée. He also composed motets, melodies for Roman Catholic Masses, etc. He served as a chapel master in the Église de la Madeleine in Aix. He was friends with composer Félicien David (1810–1876), who honoured him with two of his songs: "Eden and Moïse au Sinaï.
He was made a hereditary Baron by Emperor Napoleon III (1808–1873) on August 1, 1864.
He was married to Anne Salavy, daughter of Jacques-Henri Salavy and granddaughter of politician Jean-Honoré Salavy (1749–1823). They had two sons:
He resided with his family in the Château de La Môle, a castle in La Môle belonging to the Boyer de Fonscolombe family since 1770. They also lived in a family hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence: the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe, now listed as a monument historique, located at 21 rue Gaston de Saporta.
He died in 1875 in Aix-en-Provence.
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