Jean Joseph de Laborde, Marquis of Laborde

Jean Joseph de Laborde
Jean Joseph de Laborde
Late-1700s portrait of Laborde
Born(1724-01-29)29 January 1724
near Jaca in Aragon
Died18 April 1794(1794-04-18) (aged 70)
Paris, France
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
OccupationFrench politician
Parents
  • Jean Pierre Laborde (father)
  • Marguerite d'Aleman (mother)

Jean Joseph de Laborde, Marquis of Laborde (29 January 1724 – 18 April 1794) was a French merchant, banker, politician, nobleman and slave trader. A liberal, he was guillotined in the French Revolution.[1] Though legally a marquis, he rarely used his title.

  1. ^ Formel, François (1990), "Diner de Tetes a La Ferte-Vidame: Le mari d’une impératrice chez le banquier du Roi", extracted from the Bulletin Municipal de La Ferté-Vidame (1989–1990, p. 38-50), in French; Bardet, Jean-Pierre (ed), Etat et société en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Mélanges offerts à Yves Durand, 181–184, 2000, Presses Paris Sorbonne, ISBN 2840501511, 9782840501510, google books