François-Bernard Potier de Gesvres
François-Bernard Potier de Gesvres ( July 15, 1655 - April 15, 1739 ), Duc de Tresmes, later 2nd Duc de Gesvres, Pair de France , was a French nobleman and military man.
biography
François-Bernard Potier was the eldest son of Léon Potier (around 1620–1704), Duc de Gesvres, and Marie-Angélique du Val de Fontenay-Mareuil († 1702).
In his military career he fought in the Dutch War at the Siege of Maastricht (1673) , the Battle of Sinsheim (1674) and the Battle of Türkheim (1675). He owned the regiment de Gesvres made out in his name and in 1690 became Brigadier des Armées du Roi .
In 1702, through the death of his mother, he inherited the Marquisat de Fontenay - Mareuil . On December 9, 1704, he inherited his father's property and title, and one day later his office as governor of Paris .
In his career at the royal court he was Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre du Roi , then in 1715 Grand Chamberlain ( Grand-Chambellan ) at the first lit de justice of Louis XV. In 1722 he resigned from his offices and titles in favor of his son François-Joachim Bernard Potier de Gesvres . On June 3, 1724 he became Chevalier de l ' Ordre du Saint-Esprit .
marriage and family
On June 15, 1690, he married Marie-Madeleine Louise de Seiglière (s) (* around 1664; † April 3, 1702), who brought the Parisian Hôtel particulier into the marriage, which has since been called the Hôtel de Gesvres ( Passage de Choiseul in the 2nd . Arrondissement ); she is the daughter of Joachim de Seiglière (s), Seigneur de Boisfranc et de Saint-Ouen, Vicomte de La Rochebriant, Baron de'Ambur, Surintendant des Finances , from 1706 Chancellor of Philippe II. de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans , and Geneviève Gédoyn des Touches. Your children are:
- François-Joachim Bernard Potier de Gesvres (September 29, 1692 - September 19, 1757), 1722 3rd Duc de Gesvres, Pair de France, November 8, 1722 Governor of Paris, 1745 Governor of Île-de-France, Premier gentilhomme de la chambre du Roi; ∞ April 6, 1709 Marie-Madeleine-Emelie Mascranni de La Verrière († July 8, 1717), only daughter of Barthélémi Mascranni, Seigneur de La Verrière, Maître des requêtes , and Jeanne Baptiste Le Fèvre de Caumartin
- Louis-Léon-Marie Potier de Gesvres (* July 28, 1695 - † December 28, 1774), Comte de Gandelus et de Tresmes, then Duc de Tresmes, Pair de France, Maréchal de camp , 1745 Lieutenant general , 1757 Governor of the Île -de-France; ∞ April 6, 1729 Éléonore-Marie de Montmorency-Luxembourg (1715–1755), daughter of Christian-Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg, Prince de Tingry ( House of Montmorency )
- Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres (January 2, 1697 - July 1774), 1720 Abbot of Ourscamp, Abbot of Saint-Vincent de Laon and Abbot of Saint-Étienne de Caen, 1728–1772 Bishop of Beauvais , Pair de France, 1756 cardinal
- Marie-Françoise Potier de Gesvres (December 5, 1697, † 1764), ∞ (marriage contract September 17, 1715) Louis-Marie-Victor de Béthune († December 19, 1744), Comte de Selles, dit le Comte de Béthune .
Remarks
literature
- Louis Moréri , Le Grand Dictionnaire historique , Volume 8, chez les Libraires associés, Paris, 1759, pp. 519-522
- Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles , Histoire généalogique et héraldique des Pairs de France , Volume 6, 1826, pages 1-8
- Père Anselme , Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, des pairs, grands officiers de la couronne & de la maison du roi, & des anciens barons du royaume, etc. , 4th edition 1868, pp. 724-735
Web links
- Étienne Pattou, Famille Potier ( online accessed on April 8, 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Potier de Gesvres, François-Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duc de Tresmes, Duc de Gesvres |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French nobleman, governor of Paris |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1655 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1739 |