Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse


Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse was a French aristocrat and public official.

Biography

Early life

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse was born in an aristocratic family on January 30, 1655 in Aix-en-Provence. His father, Pierre de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse, served as Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in 1651, and his paternal grandfather, Honoré de Coriolis, did too in 1625, as did his paternal great-grandfather, Laurent de Coriolis de Corbières, in 1600, and his paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis de Coriolis, in 1568. His mother was named Louise d'Oraison.

Career

Following in his family footsteps, he served as Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence from 1690 to 1694, after Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves and before Silvy Raousset de Boulbon.

Personal life

He married Elisabeth Catherine Grimaldi. They had a son and a daughter:
François Charles Xavier de Coriolis d'Espinouse remarried in 1759 to Antoinette de Montcalm-Gozon. They had a son:
He died on January 12, 1712, in Espinouse.