Anne Claude de Caylus
French antiquarian
Died when: 72 years 309 days (874 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Anne Claude de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, comte de Caylus, marquis d'Esternay, baron de Bransac (Anne Claude Philippe; 31 October, 1692 – 5 September 1765), was a French antiquarian, proto-archaeologist and man of letters.
Born in Paris, he was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Anne de Tubières, comte de Caylus.His mother, Marthe-Marguerite de Villette de Mursay, comtesse de Caylus (1673–1729), was the daughter of vice-admiral Philippe, Marquis de Villette-Mursay.His younger brother was Charles de Tubières de Caylus, who became a naval officer and governor of Martinique.
He was a cousin of Mme de Maintenon, who brought Marthe-Marguerite up like her own daughter.Marthe-Marguerite wrote valuable Souvenirs of the court of Louis XIV; these were edited by Voltaire (1770), and by many later editors.