Charles Antoine de Mazenod<\/strong>, Lord of Saint Laurent and father of Eugene, was born at Aix on January 24, 1745. He earned a license in law on June 16, 1764. As an advocate to the parliament, in 1771, he was received as president of the Parliament with right to wear the round black velvet cap. February 3, 1778, he married Marie Rose Eug\u00e9nie Joannis with whom he had three children: Charlotte \u00c9lisabeth Eug\u00e9nie (1779-1784), Charles Joseph Eug\u00e8ne (1782-1861) and Charlotte Eug\u00e9nie Antoinette (1785-1867).<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCharles Antoine…, being a humanist and an accomplished jurist, possessed a wealth of knowledge acquired from the study of the finest works of literature. He was the author of a complete set of works on the history of the States and Tribunals of Provence…\u201d (LEFLON, Jean, Eugene de Mazenod, vol I, trans. Francis D. Flanagan, o.m.i., p. 32)<\/em> (http:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/en\/dictionary\/historical-dictionary_vol-1_m\/835\/mazenod-family-de\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n Rene Motte gives us the background:<\/p>\n Their house was on the main street, the Cours, and \u201cit was in this house that Eugene\u2019s father and his two uncles were born. And, in the following generation, Eugene and his two sisters, the eldest Charlotte \u00c9lisabeth Eug\u00e9nie, who died at five years of age and the youngest, Charlotte Eug\u00e9nie Antoinette. To care for this little group of people, there were twelve servants. Their way of life was that of the rich nobility prior to the Revolution, but from his very infancy, Eugene was subjected to the threat of the Revolution. For example, on December 14, 1790, he could see across from his house the bodies of two of his father\u2019s friends, executed by the revolutionaries and hung from the street lamps.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ( http:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/en\/dictionary\/historical-dictionary_vol-1_a\/529\/aix-mazenod-mansion\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n Copyright: http:\/\/mcbridewcperiodone.pbwiki.com\/f\/fr-chart.gif<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From 1829 onwards, during this time of Eugene\u2019s personal suffering, grief and illness, there was another aspect of stress and worry: the changing political climate of France which was turning against religion. His life would be significantly affected by this, … Continue reading
\n Charles Antoine emigrated to Italy in December of 1790 and did not return to France until the end of December 1817.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Timeline-300x106.png\")
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