Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe (1810–1875) was a French aristocrat and composer.

Biography

Early life

Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe was born on 27 October 1810 in

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/ref> The Boyer de Fonscolombe family became an aristocratic family with his paternal great-great-grandfather

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(1683–1743), who served as Secretary to King

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(1710–1774). His father was Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe (1778–1838) and his mother, Emilie de Cotto (1790-unknown). He had two brothers, Philippe and Ludovic. Gabriel-Barthélemy de Magneval (1751–1821) was his grandfather.

Career

He was trained as a lawyer, and was an amateur entomologist and botanist. He became a renowned music composer. He wrote an opera, ''Un Prisonnier en Crimée''. He also composed

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s, melodies for Roman Catholic Masses, etc. He served as a chapel master in the

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in Aix. He was friends with composer

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(1810–1876), who honoured him with two of his songs: ''"Eden'' and ''Moïse au Sinaï''. He was made a hereditary

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by Emperor

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(1808–1873) on 1 August 1864.

Personal life

He was married to Anne Salavy, daughter of Jacques-Henri Salavy and granddaughter of politician Jean-Honoré Salavy (1749–1823). They had two sons: *Charles Henri Boyer de Fonscolombe (1838–1907). He married Alice de Romanet de Lestrange (1847–1933), daughter of Théodore de Romanet de Lestrange (1823–1900) and Caroline de Lestrange (1824–1905). They had a son and a daughter: **Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (1874-unknown). He married Yvonne Gavoty (1883–1965), daughter of Charles Gavoty (1843–1930) and Delphine Jacques (1856–1928). They had a daughter and a son: ***Sabine Boyer (1910–2004). She married Bernard Guillaume de Sauville de la Presle (1907–2008). ***Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (born 1912). **Marie Boyer de Fonscolombe de la Môle (1875–1972). She married Jean Marc Martin de Saint-Exupéry (1863–1904), the son of Jean Louis Fernand de Saint-Exupéry (1833–1919) and Alix Elisabeth Blouquier de Trélan (1843–1906). They had five children: ***Magdeleine de Saint-Exupéry (1897–1926). ***Simone de Saint-Exupéry (1898–1978). ***

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(1900–1944). He was an aviator and the author of ''

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''. ***François de Saint-Exupéry (1902–1917). ***Gabrielle de Saint-Exupéry (1903–1986). *Fernand Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe (1841-unknown). He resided with his family in the

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, a castle in

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belonging to the Boyer de Fonscolombe family since 1770. They also lived in a family

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in Aix-en-Provence: the Hôtel Boyer de Fonscolombe, now listed as a

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, located at 21 rue Gaston de Saporta. He died on 21 March 1875 in Aix-en-Provence.

References

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