Forbin
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Forbin was a French surname, held by an ancient Provence
family (which now has many branches, the principal ones being the Forbin des Lasarts branch and the Forbin Janson branch). Its members include:
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
family (which now has many branches, the principal ones being the Forbin des Lasarts branch and the Forbin Janson branch). Its members include:
- Palamède de ForbinPalamède de ForbinPalamède de Forbin , seigneur of Solliès, nicknamed "the Great", was president of the Chambre des comptes and counsellor to René d'Anjou. He helped this prince decide to cede his estates to Louis XI. Louis then became his master, and made him governor of Provence in 1481-Source:...
(died 1508), founder of the house. - Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1625–1713), called the cardinal de Janson, bishop.
- Claude de ForbinClaude de ForbinClaude, chevalier, then count de Forbin-Gardanne was a French naval commander. In 1685-1688 he was on a diplomatic mission to Siam...
(1656-1733), French sailor. - Jacques II de Forbin-Janson (1680–1741), archbishop of Arles.
- Joseph de Forbin (died 1728).
- Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de ForbinLouis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de ForbinLouis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de Forbin was the French painter and antiquary who succeeded Vivant-Denon as curator of the Musée du Louvre and the other museums of France....
(1779–1841), French painter. - Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), bishop of Nancy.
See also
- Alfred ForbinAlfred ForbinAlfred J. Forbin was a pioneering French stamp dealer who wrote an all-world catalogue of revenue stamps that has never been surpassed.- Stamp dealing :...
Stamp dealer. - Janson (name)Janson (name)Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish spellings. Janson is uncommon as a given name...
- French ship ForbinFrench ship ForbinSix ships of the French Navy have been named Forbin in honour of the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne:* A first-class propeller aviso * A second-class cruiser...
, various ships named after Claude de Forbin. - The fictional character Charles A. Forbin in the film Colossus: The Forbin ProjectColossus: The Forbin ProjectColossus: The Forbin Project is an American science fiction thriller film. It is based upon the 1966 novel Colossus, by Dennis Feltham Jones, about a massive American defense computer, named Colossus, becoming sentient and deciding to assume control of the world.-Plot:Dr. Charles A...
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