Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis

Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis
Born	June 19, 1763 Aix-en-Provence
Died	September 12, 1848 Aix-en-Provence
Nationality	French
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Gabrielle Françoise d'André de Bellevue
Parent(s)	François-Boniface de Fortis Marie-Marguerite Désirée de Moricaud Soleilhas

Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis (1763–1848) was a French politician. After serving in the Parlement 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.

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 Parlement 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]

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