Jean-Antoine de Mesmes
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Jean-Antoine de Mesmes was a Paris
ian magistrate and member of the Académie française
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He was the son of Jean-Jacques de Mesmes
, himself a member of the Académie française from 1676 to 1688.
He was elected to the twenty-second seat of the Académie française on January 18, 1710, replacing (and thus eulogizing) Louis de Verjus, comte de Crécy, and was received by François de Callières
on March 20, 1710 (following the procedures of membership).
In 1712, de Mesmes was elected to the presidency of the Parlement of Paris
. His admonishment of the king for the Law affair and for the elevation of Cardinal Dubois
to the archdiocese of Cambrai
earned for the entire Parlement an exile to Pontoise
. He was a familiar of the court in Sceaux
.
Upon de Mesmes's death, the twenty-second seat was succeeded by Pierre-Joseph Alary
. His family neglected to advertise his membership in the Academy in his obituary; when the Academy expressed a certain astonishment, his brother sent a letter of apology and regret.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian magistrate and member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
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He was the son of Jean-Jacques de Mesmes
Jean-Jacques de Mesmes
Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux was a French magistrate, intendant of Soissons, and Président à mortier of the Parliament of Paris...
, himself a member of the Académie française from 1676 to 1688.
He was elected to the twenty-second seat of the Académie française on January 18, 1710, replacing (and thus eulogizing) Louis de Verjus, comte de Crécy, and was received by François de Callières
François de Callières
François de Callières, sieur de Rochelay et de Gigny was a member of the Académie française, a diplomat and writer, a special envoy of Louis XIV who was one of three French plenipotentiaries who signed the Peace of Ryswick in 1697; his De la manière de négocier avec les souverains, 1716 François...
on March 20, 1710 (following the procedures of membership).
In 1712, de Mesmes was elected to the presidency of the Parlement of Paris
Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
. His admonishment of the king for the Law affair and for the elevation of Cardinal Dubois
Guillaume Dubois
Guillaume Dubois was a French cardinal and statesman.-Early years:Dubois, the third of the four great Cardinal-Ministers , was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Limousin...
to the archdiocese of Cambrai
Archdiocese of Cambrai
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Douai, and Valenciennes within the département of Nord, in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The current archbishop is...
earned for the entire Parlement an exile to Pontoise
Pontoise
Pontoise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.-Administration:...
. He was a familiar of the court in Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Sceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
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Upon de Mesmes's death, the twenty-second seat was succeeded by Pierre-Joseph Alary
Pierre-Joseph Alary
Pierre-Joseph Alary was a French ecclesiastic and writer.-Life:Prior of Gournay-sur-Marne and sous-précepteur to Louis XV, he attended the salon of Madame de Lambert, was elected to the Académie française in 1723 and the following year was one of the founders of the Club de l'Entresol...
. His family neglected to advertise his membership in the Academy in his obituary; when the Academy expressed a certain astonishment, his brother sent a letter of apology and regret.