Nicolas Pierre Camus de Pontcarré

Nicolas Pierre Camus de Pontcarré
Portrait of president Poncarré by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Born	1667
Died	December 10, 1734(1734-12-10) (aged 66–67) Paris, Kingdom of France
Nationality	French
Occupation	President of the Normandy parliament
Years active	1703-1730

Nicolas Pierre Camus of Pontcarré, (1667 - December 10, 1734), Advisor to the Parliament of Paris (1688), Advisor to the King (1703), Master of Appeals (1691), first president of the Normandy parliament (1703 - 1730), was the son of Nicolas Camus (1625 - 1715) Lord of Grange Dumidiou and Pontcarré, advisor to the king in his yard Parliament (1679), and Marguerite Hélène Durand, daughter of a councillor of the Parliament of Paris.

As the first president of the parliament of Normandy, he dedicated himself to prevent famine, maintained order in the midst of the most critical circumstances, and risked his life to save the steward of Courson, wanted by the people for his dishonourable economic practices.

His daughter Jeanne Camus de Pontcarré (1705-1775) became the famous Madame d'Urfé for her ties with the Count of St. Germain, the Count of Cagliostro, and Casanova.

His portrait was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1705 for 150 pounds .

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