[1] On his paternal side, his family, who were from Genoa, settled near Avignon shortly circa 1350, at the time of the Black Death.
[1] He acquired Châteauneuf for 68,000 Écu from descendants of Giraud Amic de Sabran (1170-1215) in 1669.
[2] The following year, in 1689, King Louis XIV allowed him to become Generalissimo of the Republic of Venice.
[1] His title was passed on to his widow's nephew, Louis-Achilles de Galéan, Marquess of Nerestang and Vedène in 1718.
[2] After he died in 1733, it was passed on to Pierre-François de Galéan, Duke of Gadagne, Marquess of Vedène.