Jean-Baptiste Papin

Jean-Baptiste Papin , count de Saint-Christau (born the December 10th 1756 with Aire-sur-l'Adour - died in 1809 with Benquet), was a French politician and lawyer.

Presentation

Wire of judge Louis Papin, he becomes “man of law” (lawyer), then receiver of finances. He marries on September 12th, 1780, Marie Francoise Francine, girl of a trader of Saint-Sebastien.

The 22 Germinal Year V (April 11th, 1797), Jean-Baptiste Papin is elected like representative of the people to the Conseil of Old the with 142 votes out of 196 by the electoral assembly joined together with the parish church of Mount-with-Marsan.

The 18 Brumaire Year VIII (November 9th, 1799), it adopts the coup d'etat of Bonaparte. Under the consulate, he is elected appointed Moors with the Legislative Body the 4 Nivôse An VIII (December 25th, 1799).

The 12 pluviôse Year XII (February 2nd, 1804), it is called with the Sénat, where it votes with the majority. Moreover, it is not pointed out in any the assemblies where it has to sit.

The Papin husbands have 2 children:

In 1782 is born a fore-mentioned girl Marie Antoinette Adèle. This one marries in 1802 noble Breton 30 years old, Charles Duchâtel. She is noticed by Napoleon 1st at the time of her passage to Mount-of-Marsan in 1808; where it is lodged with the private mansion of Papin. Between this beautiful and gracious blonde with the blue eyes and the Emperor will be born a idylle which will be concretized at the imperial court, but which will rather quickly be broken by the jealousy of the empress. This one would however have recognized that Napoleon would have really loved only three women: itself Joséphine, Marie Walewska, and Mrs. Duchâtel born Papin. According to G. Huts, " in the intimacy of the Emperor, there were two women: Mrs. Walewska and Mrs. Duchâtel, for whom the history has all indulgences. They do not appear of to have been indignes."
In 1784 is born Dominique Joseph, who will become General Trésorier of the Invalides, General adviser of the Moors and mayor of Benquet, where he will die in 1841.

Jean Baptiste Papin receives in 1808 the title of count de Saint-Christau.

He dies in his castle of Benquet in 1809. With its death, the merits of the count had to be considered to be rather exceptional so that its body receives the supreme honor to be buried among the great men of France, with the the Pantheon of Paris.

See too

List of the Aquitanian personalities

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