 The gardens were originally created in 1751 by Jean-Baptiste Albertas, the first president of the cour des comptes of the town of Aix-en-Provence.In 1790, on July 14, the first anniversary of the French Revolution, he was assassinated by Anicet Martel from Auriol.His son was made a Pair of France by King Louis XVIII, and became Prefet of the Bouches-du-Rhône.