André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676–1744) was a French aristocrat, lawyer and public official.
Biography Early life André-Elzéard d'Arbaud was born in 1676. His father was Jacques Arbaud.
Career He received the hereditary marquisate of Jouques in 1702, as well as the Lordship of Gardanne.Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, Auguste-Etienne-Xavier Poisson de La Chabeaussière, Nobiliaire universel de France: ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 1872, pp. 492-493
He served as an Advisor in the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 24 In 1740, he served as its Président à mortier.
After his widowed mother purchased the Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues on the Cours Mirabeau in 1695, he purchased the adjacent Hôtel de Séguiran and converted both hôtels particuliers into the Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques designed by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683-1758).Aix-en-Provence Tourism: HOTEL ARBAUD-JOUQUES It is now listed as a monument historique. Moreover, his portrait was painted by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon (1700–1785).Daniel Chol, Michel François Dandré-Bardon, ou, L'apogée de la peinture en Provence au XVIIIe siècle, Edisud, 1987, p. 29
Personal life In 1697, he married Anne de Citrany, daughter of Joseph de Citrany. They had four sons: Jean-Joseph-Augustin d'Arbaud de Jouques (1703-1775). He married Françoise-Lucrère-Cécile de Renaud, daughter of Jean de Renaud. They had two sons: André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques II. Joseph Bache d'Arbaud de Jouques. Gaspard d'Arbaud de Jouques. François-Casimir d'Arbaud de Jouques. Bache-Elzéar-Alexandre d'Arbaud de Jouques (1720-1793).
He died in 1744.
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