Gaspard de Gueidan
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1738 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
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| Born | April 10, 1688 Aix-en-Provence |
| Died | February 23, 1767 Aix-en-Provence |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Public official |
| Spouse(s) | Angélique de Simiane |
| Children | Joseph Gaspard de Gueidan Anne Adélaïde de Gueidan Catherine de Gueidan Pierre Claude Secret de Gueidan Étienne Alexandre de Gueidan Timoléon de Gueidan |
| Parent(s) | Pierre de Gueidan Madeleine de Trets |
Gaspard de Gueidan (de Valabre) (1688-1767) was a French aristocrat and lawyer. He served as the Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.
Gaspard de Gueidan was born on April 10, 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 grandfather Gaspard Gueidan (1616-1697), married to Catherine Brémond, purchased a position at the Court of Finances, thus becoming a member of the French aristocracy. His father was Pierre de Gueidan, a wealthy lawyer, and his mother, Madeleine de Trets.
He entered the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence, where he served as Advocate General, protecting the concerns of the elite. By the 1730s, his speeches were printed. In 1740, he became Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix.
He was a member of the Académie de Marseille and dreamt of being elected to the Académie française.
His portrait was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743) in 1738. The painting is based on the character of "Celadon" in L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé (1568-1635). It is now displayed in the Musée Granet in Aix.
He married Angélique de Simiane, daughter of Joseph marquis de Simiane and Marguerite de Valbelle, on March 24, 1724. They had six children:
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