Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis

Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis (1763–1848) was a French politician. After serving in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence during the Ancien Régime, he was exiled during the French Revolution and later returned to France, where he served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1806 to 1808 and from 1809 to 1811.

Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis
BornJune 19, 1763
Aix-en-Provence
DiedSeptember 12, 1848
Aix-en-Provence
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Gabrielle Françoise d'André de Bellevue
Parent(s)François-Boniface de Fortis
Marie-Marguerite Désirée de Moricaud Soleilhas

Biography

Early life

Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis was born on June 19, 1763 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2] He was baptised in the Église de la Madeleine a day later.[1] His father was François-Boniface de Fortis and his mother, Marie-Marguerite Désirée de Moricaud Soleilhas.

Career

From 1782 to 1798, during the Ancien Régime, he served as an Advisor in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence, a position he had inherited from his father.[1][2][3] In 1790, during the French Revolution, he left France to avoid being guillotined.[1] When he returned in 1801, he was appointed as Head of hospices in Aix.[1] He was also in charge of taking care of children who had been orphaned as a result of the French Revolution.[1] He then served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1806 to 1808 and from 1809 to 1811.[1][2]

In 1814, he was appointed as Secretary General of the Prefecture of the Seine in Paris.[1] He became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1814, and finally an Officer in 1821, for his public service.[1]

Personal life

On August 19, 1788, he married Gabrielle Françoise d'André de Bellevue, daughter of Jacques Joseph Gabriel Benoît and Anne Jeanne Françoise Payan de Saint-Martin, in the Église de la Madeleine.[1][2] They resided at number 7 on the rue des Trois-Ormeaux in Aix.[1] They had four children:

  • Gabrielle de Fortis (1790-1868).[1][2]
  • Antoine Boniface Victor de Fortis (1791-1792).[2]
  • Marie Julie Joséphine de Fortis (1791-1880).[1][2]
  • Boniface François de Fortis (1799-1879).[1][2]
  • Désirée Joséphine Maxime de Fortis (1803-1803).[1][2]

He died on September 12, 1848 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2]

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References
  1. de Fortis family
  2. GeneaNet
  3. Balthasar de Clapiers-Collongues, Chronologie des officiers des Cours souveraines de Provence, Aix-en-Provence: Édition de la Société d'études provençales, 1909
Political offices
Preceded by
Antoine Alexis		 Mayor of Aix-en-Provence
1806–1808		 Succeeded by
Alexandre de Fauris de Saint-Vincens
Preceded by
Alexandre de Fauris de Saint-Vincens		 Mayor of Aix-en-Provence
1809–1811		 Succeeded by
Jean-Baptiste Paul Gras
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